Caroline Jennings Slade (October 7, 1886 — June 25, 1975; born Caroline Jennings Beach) was a New York State social welfare worker, child and women’s rights activist, and author of six starkly realistic novels that depicted poverty, misfortune, and social injustice within the lower stratum of American society during the Great Depression. Slade’s books have been described as perfecting the social problem novel and are often categorized as Depression Era Literature. Her best known works include The Triumph of Willie Pond (1940), Lilly Crackell (1943), and Margaret (1946).