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Bookmark or Share- The Forgotten Sisters Behind ‘Happy Birthday to You’But few know the names of the siblings behind this ubiquitous tune: Mildred Jane Hill, a renowned musician and songwriter, and Patty Smith Hill, a pioneer in early childhood education.
- Happy Birthday to You - WikipediaThe melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which has traditionally been attributed to American sisters Patty and Mildred J. Hill in 1893, although the claim that the sisters composed the tune is disputed.
- Patty Smith Hill - New World EncyclopediaPatty Smith Hill (March 27, 1868 – May 25, 1946) was a American nursery school, and kindergarten teacher, one of the leaders of the Kindergarten Movement in the United States. She is perhaps best known as the sister of Mildred J. Hill with whom she co-wrote the tune to the song, Good Morning to All which became as popular as Happy Birthday to You.
- Who really wrote the 'Happy Birthday' song? - USA TODAYBut was one of the world's most popular songs really written by Louisville sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in the 1890s?
- The Woman Behind “Happy Birthday to You” - JSTOR DailyIt turns out one of the song’s driving forces was Patty Smith Hill, an innovator in early child education. Hill’s Phi Lambda Theta obituary mourned her death as the loss of “a leader in the progressive education of young children.”
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