![]() ![]() Not to be for ever regretting the past, or anticipating the future but to get the most that you can out of this very instant.“ĭaddy-Long-Legs, first serialized in the Ladies’ Home Journal, became a best-seller when published in book form. “It isn’t the great big pleasures that count the most it’s making a great deal out of the little ones-I’ve discovered the true secret of happiness, Daddy, and that is to live in the now. Webster died of childbirth fever on Jgiving birth to her daughter, who was named Jean in her memory. She donated her work to the college as a contribution towards the Special Collections Library. ![]() She participated in marches in support of votes for women and remained actively involved with the Vassar. ![]() Webster also supported women’s suffrage and higher education for women. Webster was involved in reform movements and was a member of the State Charities Aid Association, which included visiting orphanages, fundraising, and arranging adoptions. It was during her time at Vassar that she explored her writing skills and created many strong, female protagonists that mirrored her love of education, activism, and feminism. In 1901 she graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Webster adopted the name Jean while attending the Lady Jane Grey School in Binghamton, New York. ![]() Jean Webster was born Alice Jane Chandler Webster on July 24 th, 1876 in Fredonia, New York. ![]()
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