Emilie Poulsson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Emilie Poulsson

American children's writer and childhood education activist

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1853

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1939

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Anne Emilie Poulsson (September 8, 1853 – March 18, 1939) was an American children's author and campaigner for early childhood education and the kindergarten movement.Poulsson was born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey .
She was the daughter of Halvor Poulsson and Ruth Anne Poulsson (née Mitchell).
Her father, who was an immigrant from Norway, died when she was still young.
From the age six months, she developed a serious eye condition resulting in visual impairment, which would eventually render her blind.
She was taught to read at home and started at a public school at the age of eight, going on to high school at twelve.
She learned braille at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.
She later taught and lectured in Boston, Massachusetts.
Poulsson was an advocate of the educationalist Friedrich Fröbel.
She wrote and gave lectures on parenting, as well as writing books for children.
She made a number of trips to Norway and together with her sister Laura E.
Poulsson, translated the works of others authors from the Norwegian language. One of her poems from Rhyme Time for Children is sometimes quoted in support of literacy campaigns: