Hannah Maynard Pickard

Hannah Maynard Pickard
BornHannah Maynard Thompson
November 25, 1812
Chester, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 1844 (aged 31)
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Pen nameA Lady
Occupation
  • school teacher
  • preceptress
  • author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWilbraham Wesleyan Academy
Genrenovels
Spouse
(m. 1841)

Hannah Maynard Pickard (née, Thompson; pen name, A Lady; November 25, 1812 – March 11, 1844) was a 19th-century American school teacher, preceptress, and author. She wrote extensively for the Sabbath School Messenger, and some for the Guide to Holiness, and other periodicals. She was the author of two novels, several editions of which were published, Procrastination and The Widow's Jewels.