Mabel C. Hawley (1889 - 1978)

Mabel C. Hawley is a pseudonym of Josephine Lawrence (March 12, 1889 - February 22, 1978), an American novelist and journalist. Her works chronicled the lives of common people, with stories often filled with a large cast of bustling characters, emphasizing the everyday lives of children and the elderly. She wrote 51 books for the Strateymeyer Syndicate between 1920 and 1935, after which she began writing her own series and stand-alone stories for children. She also wrote novels for adults.