Kate Dickinson Sweetser (1870-1939) was an American author known in her time for writing juvenile fiction and compilations. She was born in New York City to Charles H. and Mary N. Sweetser. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of Amherst College in Massachusetts; she was also the cousin of poet Emily Dickinson. "As a companion volume to Ten Boys from Dickens, this book of girl-life, portrayed by the great author, is offered. The sketches have the same underlying motive as those of boy-life, and have been compiled in the same manner, with the same purpose in view."