Maria Baxter


 * "Maria" redirects here. For the doll, see Maria Baxter (doll).

Maria Baxter is the nineteenth Historical Character, representing the Revolutionary War era. Veronica was released in 2021.

Personality and Facts
Maria was born in pre-Revolutionary War Philadelphia as the middle child of nine. She is shy and polite; however, she can be slightly brash, especially in trying to get the attention of her parents and older siblings.

Maria's father and older brothers are involved in the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the earliest group calling for the abolition of slavery. Through them, Maria's family helps many newly-freed families, who often stay with them for short periods of time. Maria and her sisters are expected to be good hostesses and help care for the children.

At the beginning of her stories Maria's father has just decided that she is old enough to help in their millinery store. Though Father does most of the bookkeeping and other work, the majority of the clothing is made by Mother, with assistance from Phoebe and Rose.

Maria loves literature, and her favorite book is Robinson Crusoe. She finds the adventures of Robinson exciting, but prefers to read about them rather than experience them herself. She is also very good at needlework; through the course of her series her skills surpass her sisters' and her mother begins to rely on her to do the embroidery work in the shop, which is exciting at first but quickly becomes stressful.

Maria attends the Philadelphia Friends Girls' School, the first girls' school in Philadelphia. It is a Quaker school which typically only accepts Quaker students, however, Maria's father knew the founder through the Abolition Society and was able to place his daughters there. At school, she is taught scripture, Latin; literature including Shakespeare, Milton, and Homer; social graces, homemaking skills, and moral lessons.

Family and Friends

 * See Also:

Family

 * Elizabeth Baxter: Mother
 * Nathaniel Baxter: Father
 * Henry Baxter: Oldest brother
 * Phoebe Baxter: Oldest sister
 * Rose Baxter: Older sister
 * Isaac Baxter: Older brother
 * Grace Baxter: Youngest sister
 * Peter Baxter: Younger brother
 * Jacob Baxter: Younger brother
 * Luke Baxter: Youngest brother

Friends and other Minor Characters

 * Amy Starbuck: Maria's best friend.
 * Josiah Brown: Henry's friend, a formerly enslaved young man.
 * Miss Banks: Maria's teacher.





Books
See: List of Veronica's Books

Doll



 * Face Mold: Marie-Grace mold
 * Skin: Light
 * Hair: Black-brown, long, wavy, middle part, no bangs
 * Eyes: Hazel

Collection

 * See: Maria's Collection

Trivia

 * Maria's name uses the pronunciation common at the time, "muh-RYE-ah" (as in Mariah Carey).
 * Maria's house is located on Locust Street in what is now known as the Old City in Philadelphia.
 * Maria attends Christ Church, a real Episcopal church which many historical figures including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Betsy Ross attended.