Mabel Johnson Leland (September 7, 1871 – March 23, 1947) was an American lecturer on Scandinavian literature and translator from Norwegian to English.

[1][2] Lost Father is a prose poem in which the conflict of man with the spirit of Christ's teachings supplies the ground work for the story.

She served as Secretary-Treasurer of Third District Minnesota Federated Women's Clubs; chair, in Kenyon League of Women Voters; Local Chair, Council of National Defense; member, Republican Woman's Club, of Woman's Auxiliary of American Legion.

To be able in some humble way to contribute to the celebration of this chapter in American History, commemorating the deeds of our intrepid ancestors,--to make the stimulating acquaintance of these splendid women who have put over the Art Exhibit and set going an educational program on the cultural contributions of this group of our country, to link these daughters of Vikings with the outstanding representatives sent from Norway's National Council of Women to the International meeting at Washington, D.C. who later came to Minnesota to share in our great celebration, will be an unforgettable period in my life.

[1][2] They had five children: Harold, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School; Valborg, head of the Violin Department of Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri; Hildur, a student at the Institute of Musical Art under Gaston Dethier; Maria and Margaret.