Myra Kelly

Born in Dublin and raised in New York, she worked as a teacher before becoming known as a writer. Reliable sources available here describe her as an Irish American schoolteacher and author, and note that her fiction grew out of her experience in the city’s public schools.

She is especially remembered for stories about schoolchildren, including immigrant children, written with humor and sympathy. Sources found during this search also connect her with books such as Little Citizens, The Wards of Liberty, and Little Aliens.

Although her life was short, her writing preserves a vivid picture of classroom life in the early 1900s. She died in 1910, and her work remains of interest to readers drawn to American city life, education, and immigrant-era storytelling.