author
Pemberton Ginther
1869–1959
A painter, illustrator, and novelist, she brought an artist’s eye to stories for girls and often illustrated her own books. Her work moved easily between fine art, stained glass, and popular fiction, giving her novels a vivid visual charm.
2 Audiobooks
Miss Pat at School
by Pemberton Ginther
Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge
by Pemberton Ginther
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1869, Mary Pemberton Ginther built a career that crossed several creative worlds. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women from 1889 to 1892 and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1893 to 1897, with additional study in Paris.
She was known as a painter, illustrator, and novelist, and also worked in stained glass; her designs appeared in church windows in Philadelphia and Suffolk, Virginia. In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she lived at her home called Gable End in Buckingham during the summer and kept an apartment in Philadelphia during the winter.
As a writer, she became especially associated with fiction for girls, including The Jade Necklace, Bethanne, and the Betsy Hale, Miss Pat, and Hilda series. Her art and writing were closely connected, and she is remembered for bringing the same imaginative spirit to both.