Mignon Rittenhouse was born in New York City on February 19, 1904. She was the daughter of George, a Baptist minister, and Catherine Meisser Rittenhouse. On January 24, 1931 Rittenhouse married writer and editor Horace Albro Woodmansee. Together they had two children.
Rittenhouse attended Wheaton College from 1922 to 1924. After leaving college she served for twelve years as a reporter and feature writer for the Brooklyn Eagle. During that time she briefly worked as a movie columnist for the Morning Telegraph. In 1935 she began her career as an editor, first with Dell Publishing and then, for roughly twelve years with Fawcett Publications. Additionally, she spent some time working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and king of slapstick comedy Mack Sennett.
From the description of Papers, 1924-1978 1952-1970 (Wheaton College - Buswell Library). WorldCat record id: 773585516
