Clara Ingram Judson
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Clara Ingram Judson was an American author who wrote over 70 books for children. She was born on May 4, 1879, in Logansport, Indiana
Logansport, Indiana
Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.-History:...

, and married James McIntosh Judson in 1901. Her first children's book was Flower Fairies, published in 1915. Probably her most famous books were the Mary Jane Series, first published in 1918. She received three Newbery Honor awards, in 1951, 1954, and 1957, for Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People
Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People
Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People by Clara Ingram Judson is a children's book which was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1951....

, Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot
Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot
Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot by Clara Ingram Judson is a biography of Theodore Roosevelt written for children, one of the author's series on American presidents. It was first published in 1953 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1954....

, and Mr. Justice Holmes (about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932...

).

Her radio program on homemaking debuted in 1928, making her one of the first women broadcasters.

She died on May 24, 1960, in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...

, shortly before she would receive the second Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, just after Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...

 herself. She Later got her own award, the Clara Ingram Judson Award
Clara Ingram Judson Award
The Clara Ingram Judson Award is given annually to the most creative children's writing in the Midwest United States since 1960 by the Society of Midland Authors. It was named after Clara Ingram Judson, the first recipient of the award....

.

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