Mary Royce Ormsbee Whitton (February 23, 1886 - January 31, 1971) was a 20th-century American author. She wrote First First Ladies (1948) and other books focusing on women in American history. [1]
Mary Royce Ormsbee was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College in 1907, [2] and published short stories and poems in various publications.
Her 1927 book "The New Servant" was about new and pervasive use of electrical appliances at home. [1] Her books were published under the name "Mary Ormsbee Whitton".
Her husband William H. Whitton died in 1951. [1] [3] [4] She died of a heart attack at her home in Pound Ridge, New York at the age of 84 on January 31, 1971. She was survived by a daughter, also named Mary Ormsbee Whitton, who married journalist George E. Bria, [5] and two grandchildren. [1]
Mary Royce Ormsbee Whitton (February 23, 1886 - January 31, 1971) was a 20th-century American author. She wrote First First Ladies (1948) and other books focusing on women in American history. [1]
Mary Royce Ormsbee was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College in 1907, [2] and published short stories and poems in various publications.
Her 1927 book "The New Servant" was about new and pervasive use of electrical appliances at home. [1] Her books were published under the name "Mary Ormsbee Whitton".
Her husband William H. Whitton died in 1951. [1] [3] [4] She died of a heart attack at her home in Pound Ridge, New York at the age of 84 on January 31, 1971. She was survived by a daughter, also named Mary Ormsbee Whitton, who married journalist George E. Bria, [5] and two grandchildren. [1]