Person

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Writing

Known for: Writing
Born: Feb 7, 1867
Died: Feb 10, 1957
From: Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist. She is best known as the author of the children's book series Little House on the Prairie, published between 1932 and 1943, which was based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.