Henrietta Brown Smith (born 1868) was an American educator and writer. Public information about her is limited: it is known that she was born in 1868 and was mainly active in educational writing and the compilation of children's reading materials. One of her works is held in this database, namely The Child under Eight. Judging from this title and her writing background, she focused on the growth and development of young children and early school-age pupils, and wrote around children's education and school teaching materials. She compiled readers in children's literature and school teaching materials, works that generally served classroom reading and teachers' instruction and aimed at clear, accessible language close to children's experience. Because details of her life and the number of her works are sparsely recorded, her influence is seen chiefly in the practical use of educational and children's readers, and her contribution awaits clarification through further sources.
