Winifred Harper

Winifred Mary Hunter-Brown Harper (June 28, 1872 – July 5, 1933) was an author, collaborating with her husband, Theodore Acland Harper, in writing adventure books for children.

Early life Harper was a native of Nelson, New Zealand, born on June 28, 1872 to Charles Brown, one of the first members of what was at the time a British colony, she married Theodore Acland Harper (1871–1942), born into a prominent New Zealand family. Theodore Acland Harper's grandfather, Henry John Chitty Harper, was the first Bishop of Christchurch; Winifred Harper lived in England, Siberia (1908), Central America (1909) and Alaska (1910), following her husband's mining jobs. With her husband, they founded the "Uncle Toby's Storyhouse" at Camp Namanu, part of the Portland Area Council of Camp Fire.

She died in Portland, Oregon on July 5, 1933.