Esther Forbes
| birth_place = Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_place = Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = | occupation = Writer | nationality = American | period = 1926–1954 | genre = Children's historical novels; biography | notableworks = Paul Revere and the World He Lived InJohnny Tremain: A Novel for Young and Adult | spouse = Albert Hoskins (1926–1933) | alma_mater = Bradford College }}
Esther Louise Forbes (; June 28, 1891 – August 12, 1967) was an American novelist, historian and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal. She was the first woman elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society. Provided by Wikipedia
