A Summer in a Canyon

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Kate Douglas Wiggin was a pioneering American educator and author, renowned for her classic children's novel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She founded the first free kindergarten in San Francisco and, alongside her sister, established a training school for kindergarten teachers in the 1880s. Wiggin dedicated her life to improving the welfare of children during a time when they were often viewed merely as cheap labor, leaving a lasting impact on early childhood education and literature.