Gertrude Strohm (July 14, 1843 – November 4, 1927) was an American author, compiler, and game designer of Dayton, Ohio.

Her paternal grandparents were Henry Strohm, born in Hesse Darmstadt, and Mary Le Fevre, a descendant of the Huguenots.

When a young man, he was a contributor to Horace Greeley's New Yorker, and wrote poems and sketches for Sartain's Magazine, the Southern Literary Messenger, and other periodicals.

It was published in Boston and afterward sold to a New York firm, who republished it, and it was again brought out in an attractive edition for the holiday trade of 1891.

Detroit: Phillips & Hunt; 1887) was largely a selection of the best receipts from standard authorities already approved by the public.

Containing some 250 pages, it covered the field from soup to confectionery, with an additional chapter on "herb tea" and other "home remedies".

[5] In 1923, she had for sale a number of gourds -fine specimens and in various sizes- including, Dipper, Hercules, Club, Bottle, Spoon, Eggs, Peas, Apple, Onion, and others.