Margaret Widdemer Quotes
And all that you are sorry for is what you haven't done.
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| Birth: | 30th September, 1884 |
| Death: | 14th July, 1978 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Naturalist, Poet |
Margaret Widdemer was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where her father, Howard T. Widdemer, was a minister of the First Congregational Church. She graduated from the Drexel Institute Library School in 1909. She first came to public attention with her poem The Factories, which treated the subject of child labor. In 1919 she married Robert Haven Schauffler, a widower five years her senior. Schauffler was an author and cellist who published widely on poetry, travel, culture, and music. His papers are held at the University of Texas at Austin.
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