American author Alice Hegan Rice was born on this day in 1879 (d: 10 February, 1942). She is best known for her novel Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch which was published in 1901.
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch was a thinly veiled social commentary, with memorable characters fighting enormous odds. The book was an immediate success and was translated to both stage and screen.
- Mrs. Hegan is also known as a life-long philanthropist.
- Among the author’s literati circle were Annie Fellows Johnston and Thornton Wilder.
- She was praised by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- Mrs. Hegan’s most known works are set among the urban poor in Kentucky. The author got to know those people while volunteering as a settlement worker.
- Alice Hegan Rice wrote a sequel toMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch called Lovey Mary (published in 1903) in which an orphan girl runs away from the orphanage and is taken in by Mrs. Wiggs.
- Hegan’s husband, Cale Young Rice, was a poet and dramatist.
- Hegan’s uncle was author Frances Little.
- Hegan’s works were translated to German, Swedish, French and Danish during her lifetime.
- Even though we remember Hegan for her novels, she was also famous for the short stories she contributed to magazines.
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