A complete biography about Rachel can be read in Robin Wood's book, The Field House, published in 2021.
Rachel was a poet, playwriter, novelist and author of children's books. She spent her early years in Stockbridge, MA. and in 1904 moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and later graduated from Radcliffe College in 1918. She won the Drama League of American's prize for a patriotic play entitled "Rise Up, Jennie Smith" in 1918. She lived in New York during her early career, but moved to Los Angeles County, California after her marriage in 1935 to Arthur S. Pederson. Her children's book, "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years," was published in 1929. The book's publication was a first in the industry, as it was published by Macmillan's newly created juvenile department. In addition, this book won the American Library Association's Newbery Medal for Children's Literature. Her books for adults included "God's Pocket" and "Time Out of Mind". The latter won the National Book Award for the most distinguished novel of the year. In 1938 she wrote "All This, and Heaven Too." This book sold over 350,000 copies and was also turned into a successful film. She never took the surname of her husband, but used her maiden name in all her writings. She died from contracting pneumonia shortly after having surgery for colon cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body.
The 3 photos (click on see more photos) uploaded by A. Schuyer have a story behind them. She writes: we used a little Hitty doll that we dressed in a beautiful doll wedding gown that our friend made for her. One of Hitty's many journeys was in a little basket carried down the aisle by my five year old daughter as a flower girl in my brother's wedding. Hitty lived with us in a beautiful Maine estate called Channelside. It was a shingle style and had three acres of land on the ocean front. Hitty made many travels up and down to our beach--which was made by traversing a stairway from our cliff to the shore in my daughter's little arms. Hitty was certainly well loved. She was placed on a table looking out through the birch trees to the ocean when she wasn't being loved by my dear daughter and her friends--or even the friend that made the doll clothes. She had many clothes made by that great friend who was a fine seamstress. Hitty was proud of her intricately stitched wardrobe.
Rachel was a poet, playwriter, novelist and author of children's books. She spent her early years in Stockbridge, MA. and in 1904 moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and later graduated from Radcliffe College in 1918. She won the Drama League of American's prize for a patriotic play entitled "Rise Up, Jennie Smith" in 1918. She lived in New York during her early career, but moved to Los Angeles County, California after her marriage in 1935 to Arthur S. Pederson. Her children's book, "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years," was published in 1929. The book's publication was a first in the industry, as it was published by Macmillan's newly created juvenile department. In addition, this book won the American Library Association's Newbery Medal for Children's Literature. Her books for adults included "God's Pocket" and "Time Out of Mind". The latter won the National Book Award for the most distinguished novel of the year. In 1938 she wrote "All This, and Heaven Too." This book sold over 350,000 copies and was also turned into a successful film. She never took the surname of her husband, but used her maiden name in all her writings. She died from contracting pneumonia shortly after having surgery for colon cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body.
The 3 photos (click on see more photos) uploaded by A. Schuyer have a story behind them. She writes: we used a little Hitty doll that we dressed in a beautiful doll wedding gown that our friend made for her. One of Hitty's many journeys was in a little basket carried down the aisle by my five year old daughter as a flower girl in my brother's wedding. Hitty lived with us in a beautiful Maine estate called Channelside. It was a shingle style and had three acres of land on the ocean front. Hitty made many travels up and down to our beach--which was made by traversing a stairway from our cliff to the shore in my daughter's little arms. Hitty was certainly well loved. She was placed on a table looking out through the birch trees to the ocean when she wasn't being loved by my dear daughter and her friends--or even the friend that made the doll clothes. She had many clothes made by that great friend who was a fine seamstress. Hitty was proud of her intricately stitched wardrobe.
A complete biography about Rachel can be read in Robin Wood's book, The Field House, published in 2021.
Rachel was a poet, playwriter, novelist and author of children's books. She spent her early years in Stockbridge, MA. and in 1904 moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and later graduated from Radcliffe College in 1918. She won the Drama League of American's prize for a patriotic play entitled "Rise Up, Jennie Smith" in 1918. She lived in New York during her early career, but moved to Los Angeles County, California after her marriage in 1935 to Arthur S. Pederson. Her children's book, "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years," was published in 1929. The book's publication was a first in the industry, as it was published by Macmillan's newly created juvenile department. In addition, this book won the American Library Association's Newbery Medal for Children's Literature. Her books for adults included "God's Pocket" and "Time Out of Mind". The latter won the National Book Award for the most distinguished novel of the year. In 1938 she wrote "All This, and Heaven Too." This book sold over 350,000 copies and was also turned into a successful film. She never took the surname of her husband, but used her maiden name in all her writings. She died from contracting pneumonia shortly after having surgery for colon cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body.
The 3 photos (click on see more photos) uploaded by A. Schuyer have a story behind them. She writes: we used a little Hitty doll that we dressed in a beautiful doll wedding gown that our friend made for her. One of Hitty's many journeys was in a little basket carried down the aisle by my five year old daughter as a flower girl in my brother's wedding. Hitty lived with us in a beautiful Maine estate called Channelside. It was a shingle style and had three acres of land on the ocean front. Hitty made many travels up and down to our beach--which was made by traversing a stairway from our cliff to the shore in my daughter's little arms. Hitty was certainly well loved. She was placed on a table looking out through the birch trees to the ocean when she wasn't being loved by my dear daughter and her friends--or even the friend that made the doll clothes. She had many clothes made by that great friend who was a fine seamstress. Hitty was proud of her intricately stitched wardrobe.
Rachel was a poet, playwriter, novelist and author of children's books. She spent her early years in Stockbridge, MA. and in 1904 moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and later graduated from Radcliffe College in 1918. She won the Drama League of American's prize for a patriotic play entitled "Rise Up, Jennie Smith" in 1918. She lived in New York during her early career, but moved to Los Angeles County, California after her marriage in 1935 to Arthur S. Pederson. Her children's book, "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years," was published in 1929. The book's publication was a first in the industry, as it was published by Macmillan's newly created juvenile department. In addition, this book won the American Library Association's Newbery Medal for Children's Literature. Her books for adults included "God's Pocket" and "Time Out of Mind". The latter won the National Book Award for the most distinguished novel of the year. In 1938 she wrote "All This, and Heaven Too." This book sold over 350,000 copies and was also turned into a successful film. She never took the surname of her husband, but used her maiden name in all her writings. She died from contracting pneumonia shortly after having surgery for colon cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body.
The 3 photos (click on see more photos) uploaded by A. Schuyer have a story behind them. She writes: we used a little Hitty doll that we dressed in a beautiful doll wedding gown that our friend made for her. One of Hitty's many journeys was in a little basket carried down the aisle by my five year old daughter as a flower girl in my brother's wedding. Hitty lived with us in a beautiful Maine estate called Channelside. It was a shingle style and had three acres of land on the ocean front. Hitty made many travels up and down to our beach--which was made by traversing a stairway from our cliff to the shore in my daughter's little arms. Hitty was certainly well loved. She was placed on a table looking out through the birch trees to the ocean when she wasn't being loved by my dear daughter and her friends--or even the friend that made the doll clothes. She had many clothes made by that great friend who was a fine seamstress. Hitty was proud of her intricately stitched wardrobe.
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Rachel Field Pederson
1894 - 1942
