Caroline Henderson (author)
| Caroline Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Caroline Boa 1877 Wisconsin, USA |
| Died | 1966 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher, farmer, author |
| Spouse(s) | Wilhelmine Eugene Henderson |
| Children | Eleanor Henderson |
Caroline Henderson (1877-1966) was an American schoolteacher, farmer and author during the Dust Bowl.
Biography
Early life
Caroline Boa was born on April 7, 1877 in Wisconsin.[1] She grew up on a farm in Iowa.[2] She graduated Mount Holyoke College in 1901.
Career
She taught English and Latin at a high school in Red Oak, Iowa from 1901 to 1903, and then taught in Des Moines until 1907.[1]
From 1907 to her death in 1966, she farmed a land claim in the panhandle region of Oklahoma.[1] After she got married, she farmed with her husband in Eva, Oklahoma.[1] During their years of farming, her family weathered the droughts, dust storms, and blizzards that befell the region.[3]
Her letters about the events of the Dust Bowl period were published in Practical Farmer and in The Atlantic Monthly.[4] Her letters detail both the prosperity of the period before the disaster, and the loss of crops, animals and other amenities during the Dust Bowl years.[5]
Personal life
She married Wilhelmine Eugene Henderson in 1908.[1] They raised one daughter, Eleanor, born in 1909.[1]
Death
She died in 1966.
Legacy
In recent years, her letters have been featured prominently in the PBS documentary The Dust Bowl.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Caroline A. Henderson Papers". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Caroline Henderson". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Caroline A. Henderson Digital Collection". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ Henderson, Caroline. "Letters From the Dust Bowl". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Caroline Henderson: Letters From The Dustbowl". Retrieved 22 November 2013.