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Theodora R. (Theodora Robinson) Jenness
b. 1847
A nineteenth-century writer of children's fiction, she drew on years of missionary work and life on the American frontier to create stories for young readers. Her books and magazine pieces often mixed adventure, everyday resilience, and an interest in the communities she knew firsthand.
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Big and Little Sisters: A Story of an Indian Mission School
by Theodora R. (Theodora Robinson) Jenness
About the author
Born in Maine in 1847, Theodora R. Jenness became an American children's author, editor, and clubwoman. She wrote books, short stories, and serial fiction from the late 1870s into the early 1900s, building a career that stretched across several decades.
Part of what makes her work distinctive is how closely it connected to her life. Sources describe her as spending many years in missionary work, including work in South Dakota, and that experience shaped some of the settings and themes in her writing. Her published books include Two Young Homesteaders, Piokee and Her People, and Above the Range.
She died on March 30, 1935. No clearly suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the sources reviewed, so a profile image is not included here.