 E. C. Spykman

Elizabeth Choate Spykman (b. Elizabeth Choate on July 17, 1896 in Southborough, Massachusetts - d. August 7, 1965) was an American author known primarily for her children's books.Choate married geostrategist and founder of the Department of International Studies at Yale University Nicholas J. Spykman (pronounced "Speak-man") in her mid-thirties, and had two daughters.