1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesThe Queen of Thanksgiving - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KYcnrrM1Y6"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/11/the-queen-of-thanksgiving.html">The Queen of Thanksgiving</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/11/the-queen-of-thanksgiving.html/embed#?secret=KYcnrrM1Y6" width="600" height="338" title="“The Queen of Thanksgiving” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="KYcnrrM1Y6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Sarah Josepha Hale was born on a farm in 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. Her early education was provided by her mother and her brother Horatio who taught her what he had learned at Dartmouth. Later on, Hale was self-taught. She married David Hale, a young lawyer, in 1813 who was a supporter of her…