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Mary Ella Waller
Mary Ella Waller (March 1, 1855 – June 14, 1938) was an American writer and educator from New England whose work encompassed children's stories, translations of German verse and more than twenty novels. Biography Waller was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1855. Her mother was Mary Doane Hallet of Cape Cod and her father was David Waller of Vermont. In 1867, Waller's father and only sibling died. This necessitated Waller being taken out of school to earn her own living. For the four years following this tragedy, her mother took the twelve year old Mary traveling around Europe, where she became fluent in German, French and Italian. Upon their return, Waller began teaching at an exclusive Boston finishing school, Mrs. Shaw's school, before leaving to take a teaching position at Brearley School in New York City, New York. Following this, Waller then founded her own school in Chicago, Miss Waller's School for Girls. Writing career Forced by ill health to give up her school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
