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Ruby Lorraine Radford
1891–1971
A prolific Georgia writer, she created lively stories for younger readers that often put girls and young women at the center of adventure, service, and history. Her books range from wartime fiction to biographies rooted in Southern subjects.
2 Audiobooks
Nancy Dale, Army Nurse
by Ruby Lorraine Radford
Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl
by Ruby Lorraine Radford
About the author
Born and based in Augusta, Georgia, Ruby Lorraine Radford was a longtime teacher before becoming known for her writing. Archival and library sources describe her as a native resident of Augusta, note that she taught in the city’s public schools from 1912 to 1920, and record later study at Columbia University in 1921.
She wrote more than 50 books, along with many shorter works, and much of her fiction and nonfiction drew on Georgia history or featured female protagonists. She also published under the pen names Marcia Ford and Matilda Bailey, and her surviving manuscripts include works on figures such as Juliette Gordon Low and James Oglethorpe.
Today, many readers know her through mid-century juvenile novels such as Nancy Dale, Army Nurse and Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl, both preserved by Project Gutenberg. She was recognized in her lifetime as Author of the Year by the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists in 1969.