Abby Morton Diaz

Abby Morton Diaz (born Nov. 22, 1821, Plymouth, Mass., U.S.—died April 1, 1904, Belmont, Mass.) was an American novelist and writer of children’s literature whose popular and gently humorous work reflected her belief in children’s innate goodness. Abby Morton at an early age took an interest in reform. Among her early involvements was a juvenile antislavery society. From early 1843 until 1847 she lived and taught school at the experimental Brook Farm community, of which...