Eleanor Murdoch Johnson was born in Washington County, Maryland, on December 10, 1892, to farmers Emma J.
She approached American Education Publications with the idea and worked on the format and content for the periodical.
She was also involved in the publishing of Current Events and was the author of textbooks on mathematics, reading, and geography.
[2] She retired as editor-in-chief of My Weekly Reader in 1961[6] and was a consultant for Xerox Educational Publications.
[1] She continued to be involved in the publication of My Weekly Reader until 1978 and served on the editorial board of Education magazine.