Laura Ingalls Wilder

@Writers, Birthday and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer famous for her ‘Little House series’ of novels American Writers Aquarius Celebrities 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.

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Birthday: February 7, 1867 Died on: February 10, 1957 Nationality: American Famous: Women Writers, Writers, Writers Spouses: Almanzo James Wilder Siblings: Caroline Celestia Ingalls, Charles Frederic Ingalls, Grace Pearl Ingalls, Mary Amelia Known as: Laura Ingalls Wilder Information Detail Birthday February 7, 1867 Died on February 10, 1957 Nationality American Famous Women Writers, Writers, Writers Spouses Almanzo James Wilder Siblings Caroline Celestia Ingalls, Charles Frederic Ingalls, Grace Pearl Ingalls, Mary Amelia Known as Laura Ingalls Wilder Childrens Rose Wilder Lane Birth Place Pepin Religion Methodist Gender Female Father Charles Phillip Ingalls Mother Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Pepin Famous as American writer Died at Age 90

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Laura Ingalls Wilder born at Unsplash Birth Place

She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885 and gave birth to two children, one of whom died in his infancy. Her daughter Rose Wilder Lane was a journalist-cum-writer. Unsplash Personal Life

She always wanted to live to be 90, and had her wish fulfilled when she died in her sleep on 10 February 1957, three days after her 90th birthday. Unsplash Personal Life

She was one of the five children born to Charles Philip Ingalls and Caroline Lake Ingalls. She had three sisters and one brother who had died as an infant. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her father was a restless man who kept changing his jobs. As a result, the family had to move quite often. Laura had spent her childhood at various places like Wisconsin, Kansas, and Missouri before finally settling down in De Smet, South Dakota. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She attended high school in De Smet but she never graduated. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She started working as a teacher in 1882 when she was just 16 years old. Even though she was young, she wanted to contribute to her family financially. Unsplash Later Years

From 1883 till 1885, she taught in a school, worked for a dressmaker and attended high school. Unsplash Later Years

She got married in 1885 at the age of 18, leaving behind her studies and teaching career. Unsplash Later Years

She settled down to a life of domesticity with her husband and daughter when misfortunes struck. Her husband became partially paralyzed due to diphtheria and their home burned down in 1890. Unsplash Later Years

After struggling for years, they bought a farm in Missouri in 1894. They named this farm the Rocky Ridge Farm. Over the next many years they worked hard to develop a poultry, dairy and fruit farm. Unsplash Later Years

She is famous as the author of the celebrated ‘Little House series’ of novels. Even though the novels appear to be autobiographical in nature, they actually belong to the historical fiction genre. Her books are still in print and have been translated into 40 different languages. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 7, 1867
Died on	February 10, 1957
Nationality	American
Famous	Women Writers, Writers, Writers
Spouses	Almanzo James Wilder
Siblings	Caroline Celestia Ingalls, Charles Frederic Ingalls, Grace Pearl Ingalls, Mary Amelia
Known as	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Childrens	Rose Wilder Lane
Birth Place	Pepin
Religion	Methodist
Gender	Female
Father	Charles Phillip Ingalls
Mother	Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Pepin
Famous as	American writer
Died at Age	90

Laura Ingalls Wilder

American

Feb 7, 1867

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