Harriette Newell Woods Baker

Biography

Harriette Newell Woods Baker of Andover devoted herself to nurturing the spiritual life of families, sharing reflections and gentle instruction through writing and conversation so that young people might know the value of compassion and steadiness.

Though her name does not headline history books, the steadiness with which she tended children, lent counsel at the local church, and kept the general welfare of her community in view still echoes among those who cherish the moral example she set.