ALDRICH, Mildred

Born 16 November 1853, Providence, Rhode Island; died 19 February 1928, Huiry, France

Wrote under: H. Quinn

Daughter of Edwin and Lucy Ayers Baker Aldrich

For 12 years, Mildred Aldrich was secretary to the manager of the Boston Home Journal and a contributor under the pseudonym "H. Quinn." She also edited The Mahogany Tree, a journal of ideas, and during 1892 and 1893, submitted three substantial pieces on theater to Arena. She joined the Boston Journal in 1894, and moved the following year to the Boston Herald. There she further strengthened her already strong reputation for …