Birthday: February 7, 1867 (Aquarius)
Born In: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
Birthday: February 7, 1867 (Aquarius)
Born In: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer who became famous with the ‘Little House’ series of children’s novels based on the childhood memories of her life in the Midwest region of the U.S. When she was a child, her family, consisting of her parents and several sisters, moved frequently, often disrupting the girls’ formal education. She, once, lived with her family in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, the place which provided the settings for the first book in her famous series of children’s novels. Her early life was a bit unconventional—her father changed his jobs often and moved his family to different interesting locations which ensured that the would-be writer had rich and diverse experiences which she would later recollect in her books. She began working at a young age as she wanted to help her family financially. She accepted a teaching position when she was only 16 though she was not really interested in the profession. She also supplemented her income by working for a dressmaker. As a young woman the thought of being a writer never crossed her mind, it was only when her grownup daughter became a writer that the mother too was inspired to write.
Birthday: February 7, 1867 (Aquarius)
Born In: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
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Also Known As: Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder
Died At Age: 90
Spouse/Ex-: Almanzo James Wilder
father: Charles Phillip Ingalls
mother: Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls
siblings: Caroline Celestia Ingalls, Charles Frederic Ingalls, Grace Pearl Ingalls, Mary Amelia
children: Rose Wilder Lane
Born Country: United States
Quotes By Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Authors
Died on: February 10, 1957
place of death: Mansfield, Missouri, United States
U.S. State: Wisconsin
Ancestry: British American
awards: 1954 - Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
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