Maud Menefee

Maud Menefee was an American writer and kindergarten teacher. Wikisource identifies her as Maud Menefee (1869–1966) and notes that she was also known by her married name, Maud Bradley.

She is most closely associated with Child Stories from the Masters (1899), a book that reworked themes from well-known masterworks into child-friendly stories. Contemporary catalog and public-domain listings also connect her with Ceres and Persephone: A Child Play (1902), showing a clear interest in educational and literary writing for young audiences.

Although only a small amount of biographical detail is easy to confirm, the surviving record suggests a writer shaped by teaching as much as by storytelling. Her books were created to make big cultural works feel welcoming to children, which helps explain why they still circulate through public-domain libraries today.