1907 Queenly Mother & Winsome Womanhood 2 Books First Edition

OFFERED HERE are TWO first editions about American women by Margaret Sangster, from over 100 years ago, bound in fine cloth. Including The Queenly Mother, In the Realm of Home, by Margaret E. Sangster, published by Fleming H. Revell Co., New York and Chicago. Beautifully bound in red patterned cloth, 9x6 inches, 270 pages, illustrated by Griselda Marshall McClure. Great condition. Also, Winsome Womanhood, illustrated by W.B. Dyer, and published by Fleming H. Revell Company, 1900. Bound in white cloth, 7x5 inches, 260 pages. Who was Margaret Sangster? Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (pen name, Aunt Marjorie; February 22, 1838 – June 3, 1912) was an American poet, author, and editor, who served as editor of Harper's Bazaar, still published today. Her poetry was inspired by family and church themes, and included hymns and sacred texts. She worked in several fields including book reviewing, story writing, and verse making. For a quarter of a century, Sangster was known by the public as a writer, beginning as a writer of verse, and combining later the practical work of a critic and journalist. Much of her writing did not include her name. Her literary productions were numerous, and she was a regular contributor to many of the leading periodicals. She gradually drifted into editorial work, and in 1871, she became the editor of Hearth and Home. In 1873, she took an editorial position on the Christian at Work, which she held for six years. In 1879, she joined the staff of the Christian Intelligencer, and served as assistant editor until 1888. In 1882, she added to her work the editing of Harper's Young People, then starting. In 1890, she became the editor of Harper's Bazar. During these busy years, she also wrote poetry. Her miscellaneous work included stories, sketches, essays, editorial comment, criticisms, and other writing implied in the journalistic positions she held. Her published books are Manual of Missions of the Reformed Church in America (New York, 1878); Poems of the Household (Boston, 1883); Home Fairies and Heart Flowers (New York, 1887), and a series of Sunday school books.