Emilie Poulsson
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1853 – 1939
Who was Emilie Poulsson?
Anne Emilie Poulsson was an American children's author and campaigner for early childhood education and the kindergarten movement.
Poulsson was born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey on September 8, 1853, the daughter of Halvor and Ruth Anne Poulsson. She later worked from Boston, Massachusetts. Poulsson was an advocate of the educationalist Friedrich Fröbel; she wrote and gave lectures on parenting, as well as writing copious books for children, some of which she translated from Norwegian.
One of her poems from Rhyme Time for Children is sometimes quoted in support of literacy campaigns:
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- Born
- 1853
Cedar Grove - Also known as
- Anne Emilie Poulsson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 1939
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on July 23, 2013
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