![]() ![]() She and Isabella wrote five books together, plus two family effort books. ![]() Marcia was a regular contributor to her sister's " The Pansy" magazine. Her mother Marcia Macdonald Livingston (1832-1924) wrote several children's books and a Christmas play as C.M. Grace came from an impressive family of writers and artists. Read one of her stories - Sing a Song of Years, chapter twenty-eight in Four Mothers at Chautauqua ![]() She not only authored nearly twice as many books as Grace, she wrote and edited "The Pansy" her own weekly children's magazine from 1874-1894. She wrote, "I dedicate my pen to the direct and continuous efforts to win other for Christ and help others to closer fellowship with him." This resolve was definitely shared by Grace and the other Livingston women. She was a frequent speaker at Chautauqua meetings and Sunday School conferences. My MaHH&H Blog, talked about Grace's maternal aunt, Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841-1930), known internationally by her nom de plume Pansy. ![]()
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