Jane G. Austin

Not to be confused with Jane Austen.

Jane Goodwin Austin
Born	Mary Jane Goodwin February 25, 1851(1851-02-25) Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	March 30, 1894(1894-03-30) (aged 43) Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Genres	Historical fiction
Notable work(s)	Betty Alden: the first-born daughter of the Pilgrims[1]
Spouse(s)	Henry Austin
Children	Rose Standish Austin, Le Baron Loring Austin, Lilian Ivers De Silva

Jane Goodwin Austin (Feb. 25, 1831 - March 30, 1894), born Mary Jane Goodwin, was an American writer, notable for her popular stories of the time. During her lifetime, she was the author of 24 books and numerous short stories.^[2] Her friends throughout her life were some of the most well-known American authors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Louisa May Alcott.^[3]

Life

Austin was born on February 25, 1831, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Isaac Goodwin and Elizabeth Hammatt.^[4] Jane's father died in 1833, when she was only two. Behind him, he left a large archive of historical and legal documents from the Pilgrims. Her works, a large portion of which were historical fiction, were accurate and reasonable through the impact her father's love of history had had on her.^[4] As a child, she was educated at nine different private schools in Boston.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Jane G. Austin-with-an-"i"". Pilgrim Hall Museum. May 23, 2009. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/JaneGAustin.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 
2. ^ "Jane Goodwin Austin: Introduction". Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. 1996. http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/JGA/jga.html. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 
3. ^ "Jane Goodwin Austin: Literary Friendships". Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. 1996. http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/JGA/jgalitfriends.html. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Jane Goodwin Austin: Biography". Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. 1996. http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/JGA/jgabiography.html. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 

External links

• Works by Jane G. Austin at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Jane G. Austin in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Persondata
Name	Austin, Jane G.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1851-02-25
Place of birth	Worcester, Massachusetts
Date of death	1894-03-30
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts