Augusta Harvey Worthen

Augusta Harvey Worthen
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Augusta Harvey September 27, 1823 (1823-09-27) Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1910(1910-04-04) (aged 86) Tewksbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Educator, author
Language	English
Genre	History, poetry
Notable works	The history of Sutton, New Hampshire
Spouse	Charles F. Worthen ​ ​ (m. 1855; died 1882)​
Relatives	Jonathan Harvey, Matthew Harvey

Augusta Harvey Worthen (née, Harvey; pen name, Augusta H. Worthen; September 27, 1823 – April 4, 1910) was an American educator and author of the long nineteenth century. She taught school, and wrote poetry and prose. Her greatest work was the history of her town, Sutton, published in two volumes in 1890;^[1] it was the first town history in the state of New Hampshire prepared by a woman.