Ethel Franklin Betts Bains (September 6, 1877 – October 9, 1959) was an American illustrator primarily of children's books during the golden age of American illustration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.



Ethel Franklin Betts Bains (September 6, 1877 – October 9, 1959) was an American illustrator primarily of children's books during the golden age of American illustration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.



Ethel Franklin Betts was commissioned to illustrate many books, most notably The Raggedy Man by James Whitcomb Riley in 1904, and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett the following year. After marrying in 1909, her professional career waned, presumably as she turned her focus to matters domestic.