[5] Following high school, Honness completed her bachelor's degree in English at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1926.
[1] During her studies, Honness penned a poem selected for the anthology Poets of the Future published by the Stratford Company in Boston, Massachusetts.
[6] In 1931, Honness returned to Skidmore to read selections of her poetry set to music to an audience at College Hall.
[7] Honness later served as an alumnae member of Skidmore College's board of trustees for seven years (1937-1944).
[10] The library staff extemporaneously interviewed her and fellow authors Carolyn Haywood and Donald Cooke in 1953[15] and 1958.
Taking after her mother, Molly McKaughan worked as a writer and editor first for The Paris Review, New York Magazine, and a number of short-lived monthlies.
From 1998 to 2016, Molly McKaughan was a senior officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she directed their Program Results Reporting Unit.