About Carolyn Haywood
Carolyn Haywood (January 3, 1898 – January 11, 1990) was an American writer and illustrator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She created 47 children's books, most notably the series under the "Eddie" and "Betsy" titles. == Life and career == Carolyn Haywood was brought up in a middle-class home. Her parents, Charles and Mary Emma Haywood, encouraged her creative abilities. Haywood attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, and graduated in 1922 from the Philadelphia Normal School. The same year, she was employed at the Friends Central School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania as a third-grade teacher. This inspired Haywood to write books for children. In 1923, Haywood enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with a scholarship and became interested in portrait painting. In 1925, she won a Cresson Traveling Scholarship to travel in Europe. She returned to Philadelphia, after a year.
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