Margaret Hill McCarter
| Margaret Hill McCarter | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1860 Carthage, Indiana |
| Died | August 31, 1938 Topeka, Kansas |
| Occupation | Teacher, writer |
Margaret Hill McCarter (May 2, 1860 – August 31, 1938) was an American teacher and novelist.[1]
Born Margaret Hill near Carthage, Indiana to Quaker parents Thomas Thornbury Hill and Nancy (Davis), she was educated at public schools in Indiana then at the Quaker school Earlham College.[2] Margaret attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute, Indiana, studying Latin, English and history; earning an A.B. in 1884. She became the principal of the high school in Rensselaer, Indiana, then head of the English department at the Goshen, Indiana high school.[3] In 1888[2] she was hired to head the English department at Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas,[4] remaining at that post for the next six years.[3]
She married William Arthur Carter, a doctor, on June 5, 1890, and the couple had three children. In 1894 she founded Western Sorosis, a women's club. Margaret became a writer in 1901;[1] contributing articles for newspapers and magazines.[2] Her first novel, The cottonwood's story was published in 1903.[3] She became the best known and highest paid novelist in Kansas for her time.[4] Her novels were historical fiction tales about Kansas, and featured an "anti-Indian" theme.[5] She was a staunch Republican and was invited to speak at the 1920 Republican National Convention in Chicago,[6] becoming the first woman ever to do so.[1]
Margaret died in Topeka, Kansas and is buried there. During her career she was awarded with honorary doctorates from Washburn University and the College of Emporia; both in Kansas. Margaret Hill McCarter Elementary School in Topeka is named after her.[1]
Bibliography
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- A bunch of things, tied up with strings (1901)
- The cottonwood's story[3] (1903)
- The overflowing waters (1903)
- Cuddy's baby[3] (1907)
- In old Quivira[3] (1908)
- Cuddy and other stories[3] (1908)
- The price of the prairie: a story of Kansas[3] (1910)
- The peace of Solomon Valley[3] (1911)
- A wall of men[3] (1912)
- A Master's Degree[3] (1913)
- Winning of the wilderness[3] (1914)
- The cornerstone[3] (1915)
- Vanguards of the plains, a romance of the Santa Fe trail[3] (1917)
- The reclaimers[1] (1918)
- Homeland: a present-day love story (1922)
- Widening waters (1924)
- The candle in the window (1925)
References
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External links
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- Works by Margaret Hill McCarter at Project Gutenberg
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- 1860 births
- 1938 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- American schoolteachers
- American women novelists
- Earlham College alumni
- Indiana State University alumni
- Writers from Kansas
- People from Rush County, Indiana
- Kansas Republicans
- 20th-century women writers
- Writers from Terre Haute, Indiana
- People from Rensselaer, Indiana
- People from Goshen, Indiana
