Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867–1909) was an American educator and author based in Tennessee. Born Frances Boyd, she worked as a teacher and later turned her talents to writing children's literature. Although her writing career was brief, she secured a lasting legacy with her most famous work.\n\nCalhoun is best remembered for her novel Miss Minerva and William Green Hill, which was published in 1909. The book became an immediate publishing success, eventually going through more than fifty printed editions. Calhoun passed away in June 1909, only four months after the book was published, leaving behind a singular but highly enduring contribution to American children's literature.
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