Julia Emily Johnsen (March 17, 1881- December 18, 1971) was an American author and editor known for compiling and editing reference works on social and political issues.
She published a poem in the oralist publication, The Volta Review, in 1921 implying that she may have had a hearing impairment but little is known about her personal life.
[10] Johnsen created works for two major series by Wilson: the Debaters Handbook Series including such titles as Selected Articles on The Negro Problem (1921) and Selected articles on Social insurance (1922); and The Reference Shelf which included titles such as Metric System (1926) and Financing of State Highways (1929).
"[5] Her publications were popular with libraries and her works have been described as "splendid cross-section[s]," "invaluable collection[s] of material," and "what a reference volume should be.
"[23] Johnsen worked for H. W. Wilson for her entire professional life and published over eighty volumes, many of which went into second updated editions.