Louise Rosenblatt was an influential American educator and literary theorist, best known for her work in the field of reading and literature education. Born in 1904, she developed the concept of reader-response theory, which emphasizes the role of the reader's experience and interpretation in understanding a text. Her ideas have significantly shaped how literature is taught in schools. Rosenblatt's most notable work, "Literature as Exploration," published in 1938, argues that reading is an active process where meaning is co-created by the reader and the text. Her contributions have had a lasting impact on literacy education and continue to influence educators and scholars today.