Harriet Mabel Spalding
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| Born | January 10, 1862 Gloversville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1935 (aged 73) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Albany Female Academy |
| Occupations | poet, litterateur |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
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Harriet Mabel Spalding (January 10, 1862 – August 14, 1935) was an American poet and litterateur from New York,[1] who began writing verses at the age of nine. The author of a volume of poetry, her work was widely published and copied.
Early life and education
Harriet Mabel Spalding (sometimes misspelled "Spaulding") was born in Gloversville, New York,[2] January 10, 1862. She was the daughter of Rev. N. G. Spalding, a clergyman in the Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was an orator, and a graduate of Union College. Her mother, Harriet Dorr, was an artist and a graduate of Mrs. Willard's Troy Seminary.[3] Harriet had three siblings: Dorr Spalding, Dr. Warren Clyde Spalding, and Nathaniel Bull Spalding.[4]
In 1868, the family removed to Schodack Landing, New York where Harriet was educated.[3] In 1877, she graduated from the Albany Female Academy,[2] where she won six gold medals in various branches of composition.[5]
Career
Spalding began writing verses at the age of nine years.[5] She wrote much and her work was widely copied.[5]
Spalding became well known in art and literature circles in Albany, New York, Chicago, and New York City.[4] She was the author of a volume of poems.[1]
In 1887, she served as president of the Albany Female Academy's Alumnae Association.[6]
Death
She died August 14, 1935, in Schenectady, New York, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York.
References
- 1 2 Herringshaw 1914, p. 875.
- 1 2 Moulton, Charles Wells (1890). "Harriet Mabel Spaulding". The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review (Public domain ed.). C.W. Moulton: 492.
- 1 2 Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 671.
- 1 2 Raymond 1907, p. 129.
- 1 2 3 Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 672.
- ↑ Albany Female Academy Association of the Alumnae (1887). Exercises of the Alumnae of the Albany Female Academy, on Their ... Anniversary ... (Public domain ed.). Albany: C. Van Benthuysen and Company. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Herringshaw (1914). Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... (Public domain ed.). American Publishers' Association.- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken (1907). Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni. Union College, Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, Dudley Observatory, Albany College of Pharmacy (Public domain ed.). Lewis Publishing Company.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton. ISBN 9780722217139.
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External links
Works related to Woman of the Century/Harriet Mabel Spalding at Wikisource- Works by or about Harriet Mabel Spalding at the Internet Archive