American writer
Maud Wilder Goodwin (June 5, 1856 – February 5, 1935) was an American writer of historical fiction, biographies, and popular histories.
Early life.
Maud Wilder was born in Ballston Spa, New York, the daughter of John N. Wilder and Delia A. Wilder. Her older sister Blanche, also a writer, married lawyer Frederick P. Bellamy, the brother of writer Edward Bellamy.
Publications.
Goodwin's books were commercially successful, and generally well-reviewed by critics. "The Literary World" found "The Colonial Cavalier" "very gay and charming," and "Dolly Madison" a "delightfully written, carefully gleaned biography". "Public Opinion" found "White Aprons" to be "animated with fresh and absorbing interest." "There is nothing specially startling in her plot of her situations," noted "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" about Richmond's novel, "Four Roads to Paradise." "But she has endowed her characters with life and the ability to enjoy it; she has infused a strong dramatic element into her scenes; she has described her surroundings well, and she has given zest and animation to her conversations and dialogues."
A quote by Goodwin ("My dear, whenever you feel that it would relieve your mind to say something, don't say it") was included in the Chicago Woman's Club's calendar for 1905.
Personal life.
Wilder married lawyer Almon Goodwin in 1879. They had daughter Miriam and Hilda, and a son, Wilder. Her husband died in 1905, and Goodwin died in 1935, at the age of 78, at her son's home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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