Christine Terhune Herrick

Christine Terhune Herrick (June 13, 1859 – December 2, 1944) was an American writer who wrote mostly about housekeeping.

[1] Her husband died in 1893 of typhoid fever,[9] but she was able to support herself and her two young sons through her writing.

[1] Around 1890, she built a home in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey she called The Outlook, where she resided for 13 years.

[11] She died on December 2, 1944, in Washington, D.C.[12][13] She wrote over thirty books on housekeeping, childcare and cooking.

Herrick also published magazine articles and wrote a book with her mother.