Harriet Roosevelt Richards

Harriet Roosevelt Richards (June 1867[1] – 1932) was an American illustrator, best known for her work in children's books and magazines.

[2][3] Both of her parents were born in New York; her father was a mechanical engineer and a professor at Yale University.

[4] Her younger sister Marian married historian Charles Cutler Torrey, another Yale professor.

[9] Richards's illustrations appeared in children's magazines including Wide Awake, St. Nicholas, The Youth's Companion, and Harper's Young People.

[7] She illustrated books for young readers, written by authors including Elizabeth Weston Timlow,[10] Anna Chapin Ray,[11] Helen Hunt Jackson,[12] and Louisa May Alcott.