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1880 - Born on the 5th of August in Boston and raised in New York City.
1900 - Sawyer travelled to Cuba to teach storytelling to teachers organizing kindergartens for children orphaned during the Spanish-American War.
1915 - Her first published work was The Primrose Ring.
1916 - She published a number of collections of folktales, such as This Way To Christmas.
1937 - Her best known book is Roller Skates, which won her the Newbery Medal.
1956 - The Enchanted Schoolhouse.
1960 - The Year of the Christmas Dragon.
1942 - The Way of the Storyteller.
1907 - She worked in Ireland for the New York Sun and spent time in the countryside collecting Irish folk tales.
1970 - Died on the 3rd of June.
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