[1] Her first three novels, a trilogy, set forth the rise, triumph and decline of Judaism, and placed Miller near the top among the list of writers of modern classics of her day, her strength lying in her ability to produce “atmosphere” and in a certain acute sense of values in reproducing scenes of the Orient.

[7] Her education at Butler College was directed along the line of letters and her natural inclination toward classics shaped her choice of field early in her studies.

[2] The strain from this work, three times that of the average student, was too much and, with her health failing, she was obliged to leave a month before graduation.

[7] Miller dealt with Far Eastern themes, Egypt during the Captivity in The Yoke (1904), and the early days of Christianity in Saul of Tarsus (1906) and the City of Delight (1907).

[9] In 1901, without previous experience in novel-writing, she began The Yoke, a story of The Exodus, upon the frame-work of a plot constructed by her brother, Percy Miller.

As the product of an exceedingly young and hitherto unknown writer, the novel was subjected to the closest scrutiny by ministers, archaeologists, and newspaper men while it was in the form of advance sheets and was finally published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company with the commendation of 1,500 prominent ministers, educators, professionals, and literary editors of the U.S.

[5] A few years after marriage, they moved from Indianapolis to the 174 acres (70 ha) Hack farm, Hackshill, in Boggstown, Indiana.

[17][8] She was affiliated with or a member of several organizations including the local dramatic club, a landscape unit of the Purdue University extension service, the Republican party, and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.