Frances M. Ullmann DeArmand (March 17, 1904 – April 14, 1984) was an American editor and writer, mainly of works for young readers (including comic books), or for parents and educators.

[1] Her father was a businessman and banker, and her mother was vice-president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.

[2][3] Her younger brother, William Ludwig Ullmann, was an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was suspected of spying during the Cold War.

[6] DeArmand worked as an editor at magazines, including Parents Magazine,[7] and comics-heavy[8] children's periodicals Calling All Girls[9] and Calling All Kids.

[1][12] She was managing editor of the Encyclopedia of Child Care and Guidance from 1951 to 1954.