Sara Haardt
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Brief Biography
Sara Haardt was a native of Montgomery, Alabama. She graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1920. After briefly teaching at Margaret Booth School, Haardt returned to Goucher College to teach English. Her first short stories were published in The Reviewer in 1922. Despite battling tuberculosis throughout her life, Haardt persisted in her writing endeavors, publishing works such as her novel The Making of a Lady. Haardt’s tuberculosis led to her death in 1935. A collection of her short stories titled Southern Album was curated by Haardt’s mentor H.L. Mencken and published the year following Haardt’s death.
Publications
The Love Story of an Old Maid; She Began to Love at Sixteen, but Waitedor What? Kansas; Haldeman-Julius, 1927.
The Making of a Lady. New York; Doubleday, 1931.
Southern Album. New York; Doubleday, 1936.
Southern Souvenirs: Selected Stories and Essays of Sara Haardt. Alabama; University of Alabama Press, 1999.
The Making of a Lady. New York; Doubleday, 1931.
Southern Album. New York; Doubleday, 1936.
Southern Souvenirs: Selected Stories and Essays of Sara Haardt. Alabama; University of Alabama Press, 1999.
Themes
Sara Haardt wrote a novel, a screenplay, newspaper articles, essays, and short stories. Her work is marked by its accuracy in portraying the South and its frequent exploration of how southern customs shape the lives of women and young girls.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Haardt, Sara, “Sara Haardt,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/593.