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Jeanette Eaton

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Jeanette Eaton

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1886-11-30 （Columbus, Ohio）
Died
1968-02-19 （Central Valley, New York, USA） age 81
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Children's writer, Biographer, Editor, Suffragist / Feminist activist
Active Years
1908-1958
Influenced By
Women's suffrage movement, Progressive Era reform movements

Education

Vassar College
Degree: 学士（文）
Year of Graduation: 1908
Country: United States
Ohio State University
Degree: 修士（文）
Year of Graduation: 1910
Country: United States

Awards

Newbery Honor
1930
Work: A Daughter of the Seine: The Life of Madame Roland
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Newbery Honor
Newbery Honor
1939
Work: Leader By Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Newbery Honor
Newbery Honor
1945
Work: Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Newbery Honor
Newbery Honor
1951
Work: Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Newbery Honor
Ohioana Award
1959
Work: America's Own Mark Twain
Organization: Ohioana Library Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Daughter of the Seine: The Life of Madame Roland

1929 Children's non-fiction (biography/history)

A children's biography of Madame Roland, presenting her life during the French Revolution and highlighting political turmoil and personal conviction.

BiographyRevolutionary historyPersonal conviction

Leader By Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot

1938 Children's non-fiction (biography)

A youth-oriented biography of George Washington emphasizing his leadership and patriotism.

BiographyAmerican historyLeadership

Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams

1944 Children's non-fiction (biography)

A biography of Roger Williams, chronicling his advocacy for religious freedom and the course of his convictions.

BiographyReligious freedomConviction and independence

Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword

1950 Children's non-fiction (biography)

A restrained, child-friendly biography of Mohandas Gandhi, presenting his life and nonviolent movement.

BiographyNonviolenceColonialism and independence movements

America's Own Mark Twain

1958 Children's non-fiction (biography)

A youth-oriented biography of Mark Twain summarizing his life, works, and influence on American culture.

BiographyAmerican literatureHumor and satire

Bibliography

  • Commercial Work and Training for Girls (1915, coauthor)
  • The Story of Light (1927)
  • The Story of Transportation (1928)
  • A Daughter of the Seine: The Life of Madame Roland (1929)
  • Jeanne d'Arc, the Warrior Saint (1931)
  • The Flame, Saint Catherine of Sienna (1931)
  • Young Lafayette (1932)
  • Herdboy of Hungary (1932, collaboration with Alexander Finta)
  • Behind the Show Window (1935)
  • Betsy's Napoleon (1936)
  • Leader By Destiny: George Washington, Man and Patriot (1938)
  • Narcissa Whitman: Pioneer of Oregon (1941)
  • Heroines of the Sky (1942, coauthor)
  • Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams (1944)
  • David Livingstone, Foe of Darkness (1947)
  • That Lively Man, Ben Franklin (1948)
  • Buckley O'Neill of Arizona (1949)
  • Leaders in Other Lands (1950)
  • Washington, the Nation's First Hero (1951)
  • Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword (1950)
  • Lee, the Gallant General (1953)
  • The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt (1954)
  • Trumpeter's Tale: The Story of Young Louis Armstrong (1955)
  • The Golden Stamp Book of George Washington (1956)
  • America's Own Mark Twain (1958)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Plain, explanatory biographical style aimed at young readersDidactic and persuasive narrationOccasionally dramatic or emotive phrasing
Recurring Motifs
Heroism and moral courageSocial reform with feminist perspectiveConviction and self-sacrifice

Legacy

Jeanette Eaton is known for children's biographies and history books; she was named a Newbery Honor recipient four times and left a notable mark on children's literature. A supporter of feminism and suffrage, her papers are held in the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota.

Archives

  • University of Minnesota Library, Children's Literature Research Collections

Quotes

  • "The woman's magazine is the savior of society, man's best friend, the final hope of our chivalric civilization. Woman's ambitions, her independence, the assertion of her own free personality are gradually but certainly inhibited by a few years of such reading."
    Source: The Masses (November 1915, Jeanette Eaton) (1915)

Trivia

  • Named a Newbery Honor author four times (honors associated with works published 1929→1930, 1938→1939, 1944→1945, 1950→1951).
  • Educated at Vassar College (BA, 1908) and Ohio State University (MA, 1910).
  • Supporter of feminism and the suffrage movement; published on women's social issues, including in The Masses in 1915.
  • Worked as an editor for the children's magazine Story Parade.
  • Papers and manuscripts are held at the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections.