Lillian Hoxie Picken

Lillian Hoxie Picken (1852–1913) was an American educator and textbook editor. She taught in every grade of public schools, including at Parsons, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas, in the Emporia State Normal School (now Emporia State University Teachers College), and in two colleges, besides conducting more than 20 institutes in Kansas. In 1902 and 1903, Picken compiled five illustrated textbooks into a children's reading series for the State of Kansas. She was the fourth child of the six children of James L. and Charity S. Hoxie.

Personal life On June 19, 1886, at Emporia, Kansas,

Selected works The Crane First Reader, 1902 (text) The Crane Second Reader, 1903 (text) The Crane Third Reader, 1903 (text) The Crane Fourth Reader, 1902 (text) The Crane Fifth Reader, 1902 (text)