Charlotte Frances Wilder

Charlotte Frances Wilder (12 December 1839 - 3 December 1916) was an American writer.

Charlotte Frances Wilder was born in Templeton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elijah and Hannah Pfelt. In 1861, she married George Carter Wilder (1837-1918), a lawyer of Clinton, New York. In 1867, they moved to Lawrence, Kansas, and during the following year, changed their residence to Manhattan, Kansas, where, since 1868, the Wilders formed part of the social life of the town.

Wilder wrote "Land of The Rising Sun," "Sister Ridenour's Sacrifice," Christmas Cheer In All Lands," Easter Gladness," "Mission Ships," "The Child's Own Book" and "The Wonderful Story of Jesus." She was one of the widely known writers of the state, the author of many religious books and a contributor to many church papers and magazines. She was a member of the Authors’ League of America, and was identified with various church organizations, having served as president of the Topeka branch of the Foreign Mission Society from 1875 to 1902. She was a member of the Polly Ogden chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, being the granddaughter of Samuel Pfelt, a minuteman.

Wilder was a long-time member of the Historical Society, and one of the directors, as well as a Sunday-school teacher for forth years. She died on December 3, 1916, at her home in Manhattan, survived by her husband and two daughters, Josephine McCullough, of Delevan, and Adelaide Sawdon, of Ithaca.