Thanksgiving: Who Was Sarah Hale, the Extraordinary “Influencer” of the 19th Century Who Promoted Thanksgiving as a National Holiday in the United States?

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November 29, 2021 - by Memesita

From Memesita.com, November 25, 2021

If Sarah Hale had been born in the 21st century, she would be branded as an “influencer.”

So says Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of “Lady Editor,” a biography about Sarah Hale, a woman who made history in the United States but whose name is almost unknown. Sarah Hale was born in 1788 and in her 91 years of life she demonstrated many talents. She was a writer, editor, composer, teacher and a great fighter for women’s rights. And it is also responsible for the celebration of Thanksgiving o Thanksgiving Day is considered a holiday throughout the United States.

“This is a difficult question to answer. She was many things. In my opinion, she was the most influential woman of the 19th century in the United States,” tells BBC Mundo Kirkpatrick.

“Sara Hale had an astonishing influence on the culture of the 19th century, although not very well known today,” says Patricia Okker, author of “Our Sister Editors,” about Hale and the tradition of women editors of that time in the United States.

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