Matilda Maranda Crawford

Matilda Maranda Crawford ( Quackenbush; 21 July 1844 – 24 December 1920) was an American-Canadian newspaper correspondent and poet. Songs of All Seasons, Climes and Times: A Motley Jingle of Jumbled Rhymes was published in 1890. She was known by her pen names Maude Moore, M. M., and Mrs. John Crawford. In addition to contributing to the literary press, Crawford was engaged in teaching.

Early life and education Matilda (nicknames Mattie or Maty) Maranda Quackenbush was born in Clay, New York, near Syracuse, 21 July 1844. She was of German ancestry. Her father, Garret Quackenbush, was a laborer, and her mother, Sarah Reese, was a tailor.

Selected works

Songs of All Seasons, Climes and Times: A Motley Jingle of Jumbled Rhymes (1890)