Aldrich, Mildred, 1853-1928

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Birth 1853-11-16

Death 1928-02-19

Biographical notes:

American novelist.

From the description of Mildred Aldrich letters, 1914-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866919

American author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., to Elsie Leslie], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131626

Journalist, author, and editor, Mildred Aldrich was born in Providence, R.I., to Edwin and Lucy Ayers (Baker) Aldrich. She was raised in Boston, Mass., graduated from Everett [High] School (1872), and taught elementary school in Boston for a brief period. She began her career as a journalist with the Boston Home Journal, and later worked for the Boston Journal and the Boston Herald. In January 1892 she founded a magazine, The Mahogany Tree, which she edited during the one year of its existence. Published weekly, it contained editorials, fiction, poetry, drama, and book reviews.

In 1898 Aldrich travelled to Paris, and subsequently settled there. She became a close friend of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. She worked as a foreign correspondent and translated French plays into English. In 1914 she retired to Huiry, a village near Paris, and published four collections of her letters and a novel. She died on February 19, 1928.

From the description of Autobiography, 1926. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006943