author
May Farinholt Jones
b. 1868
An early physician and health educator, she turned lessons about hygiene and nutrition into imaginative stories for children. Her best-known book blends gentle storytelling with practical advice meant to help young readers build healthy habits.
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Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks
by May Farinholt Jones
About the author
May Farinholt Jones was an American doctor and writer best known for Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks, first published in 1916. The book uses fairy-tale style stories to teach children about health, cleanliness, food, and the body in a lively, approachable way.
Records and later medical-history sources describe her as a pioneering woman physician in Mississippi. She studied at the Woman's Medical College of Baltimore, worked as a resident physician, and was remembered as one of the early women to break into the state's medical profession.
Some sources list her life dates as 1866 to 1940 rather than 1868. I could confirm her authorship and medical career, but I could not reliably confirm a suitable portrait image from the pages I checked, so no profile image is included here.