Katherine Binney Shippen
Katherine Binney Shippen was an American history teacher, museum curator, and children's writer.Early life and education
Shippen was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on April 1, 1892, to Francis and Ellen Shippen. She earned a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in 1914 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1929.Career
While studying for her master's degree, Shippen taught history at the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey and then at The Brearley School in Manhattan borough. She then served as the headmistress at Miss Fine's School in Princeton, New Jersey, for the next nine years. In 1945, the Brooklyn Children's Museum named Shippen curator of the social studies department. In the same year, she published her first book, New Found World. Shippen published 21 books throughout her career and twice won the Newbery Honor Award. Several of her books have been translated into Swedish, German, Polish, Spanish, and Greek editions. She died on February 20, 1980 in Suffern, NY.Books
