Ursula Nordstrom
(1910-1988)
American children's editor and writer
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Ursula Nordstrom (February 2, 1910 – October 11, 1988) was publisher and editor-in-chief of juvenile books at Harper & Row from 1940 to 1973. She is credited with presiding over a transformation in children's literature in which morality tales written for adult approval gave way to works that instead appealed to children's imaginations and emotions.
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2 February 1910 Manhattan, New York, USA
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11 October 1988 (aged 78) New Milford, Connecticut
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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