orig. Laura Ingalls
born Feb. 7, 1867, Lake Pepin, Wis., U.S.
died Feb. 10, 1957, Mansfield, Mo.
U.S. children's author.
She led the pioneer life with her family, living in Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota, where she married. With her husband she finally settled in Missouri, where she edited the Missouri Ruralist for 12 years before being encouraged by her daughter to write down her childhood memories, and the internationally popular Little House books (1932–43) were the result. They were the basis for a popular television series (1974–84).