Florence Hull Winterburn (June 8, 1858 – ?) was an American author and editor. She was the author of ''Nursery Ethics'', 1895, 1899; ''From the Child's Standpoint'', 1859; ''Southern Hearts'' (short stories), 1901; and ''The Children's Health'', 1901.

Early life and education

Florence Hull was born in

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, June 8, 1858. She was the daughter of Captain Stephen Chester and Laura. (Bell) Hull. Winterburn was educated in private schools and by private tutors in

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She graduated from a seminary for young ladies, and afterward took a two year course at College of Elocution and Acting at Washington, graduating with a B. E. A.. She then devoted twelve years to the study of

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's synthetic philosophy and was a student of psychology, heredity, as well as the theory and practice of education.

Career

She went to

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in 1891, to do literary work and became special writer on child training. Winterburn married first, T. G. Brown of

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. In 1893, in New York City, she married George W. Winterburn (died Nov. 18, 1911), physician, editor, and writer. Alter marriage, in 1892, she associated with husband in the conduct of the magazine ''Childhood'', serving as its associate editor. It was the pioneer in the field of child study which thereafter become popular. She subsequently became editor of departments on this topic in various magazines. Winterburn became the assistant editor of ''

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'' in 1893, and of ''Home and Country'' in 1895. For six years in the early 20th century, she was a special contributor of articles on sociology topics to the ''

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'' and other magazines; and one year as managing editor of the historical magazine, ''Americana''. Winterburn was an essayist, and a writer of short stories for magazines, which were collected in a volume, ''Southern Hearts''. She was also the author of ''Nursery Ethics''; ''The Child’s Standpoint''; ''The Children's Health''; as well as ''Vacation Hints''. Winterburn was also an occasional lecturer. From 1903 to 1905, she lived abroad, especially in

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, where she went to study psychology and literature. She made her home at 2 St. Nicholas Place, New York City.

Selected works

* ''Nursery Ethics'', 1895, 1899 * ''From the Child's Standpoint'', 1859 * ''Southern Hearts'' (short stories), 1901 * ''The Children's Health'', 1901

References

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