Harriet Ward Sanborn Grosvenor (1823-1863) was an American writer and poet. 15 books she wrote were published.
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Personal life
She was born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire on January 22, 1823, the daughter of Thayer S. Sanborn (1797–1874) and Deborah Ward (1804–1850). In 1843 married Edwin Prescott Grosvenor, M.D., of Newburyport, Massachusetts, where the couple resided after the wedding.
Harriet Grosvenor's son, Edwin A. Grosvenor, became a noted professor of history at Amherst College and her grandson, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, was the first employee and longtime President of the National Geographic Society and Editor of its magazine.
Career
At the age of 24, she wrote My Sister Emily, published by the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. After her husband's death in December 1856, Harriet supported her family largely by writing, which was an unusual achievement for a woman at the time. She also wrote hymns and broadsides.
Published works
Her published works include:
My Sister Emily, 1847
A Sabbath in My Early Home, 1850
Unfading Flowers, 1851
The Little Word No: Or, Indecision of Character, 1853
Agnes Thornton: Or, School Duties, 1854
Helen Spencer: Or, Home Duties, 1854
Right and Wrong, 1855
Ellen Dacre: Or, Life at Aunt Hester's, 1858
Capt. Russel's Watchword: Or, "I'll Try," 1859
Life's Lessons, 1859
The Old Red House, 1860
The Drunkard's Daughter, 1860
Blind Ethan, A Story for Boys, 1860
Why the Mill Was Stopped, 1861
Climbing the Mountain, 1862
Noonday: A Life Sketch, 1863