Katharine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929) Probably best known as the author of the words to “America the Beautiful,” Katharine Lee Bates was a prolific poet and a professor of English and head of the English…

As we salute Old Glory during commencement, let’s hearken to an era gone by, and remember Katharine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929), Wellesley Person of the Week. A celebrated poet, Bates authored the vividly descriptive “America…

Katharine Lee Bates Born 12 August 1859 Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States Died 28 March 1929 (aged 69) Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States Occupation Author, Poet, Educator Nationality: American Genres: Poetry Notable works: “America the Beautiful”, Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh…

America the Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!…