Sarah Ann Myers

Sarah Ann Irwin Myers (1800 – December 11, 1876) was an American author.

She was born Sarah Ann Irwin was born in 1800 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was educated at Bethlehem Female Seminary. In 1825, she married Dr. Theodore Myers. Upon his death, she was forced to support herself and Sarah J. Hale encouraged her to become a writer. Most of her many works were written for children. She also worked as a teacher of music and art. She became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Aunt Carrie's Budget. Philadelphia, 1859. Self-Sacrifice; or, The Pioneers of Fuegia. 1861. The Hero of Falcon's Island or The little boy who would be Robinson Crusoe. 1867. Margaret Gordon. 1869. The Railroad Boy.

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