Christine Terhune Herrick (June 13, 1859 – December 2, 1944) was an American writer who wrote mostly about housekeeping.James, Edward T., et al. Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary, Vol. II, p. 188-89 (1971) () Inventory to the Records of the Women's Project of New Jersey, 1984-2004By Carla B. ZimmermanApril 2008 from Rutgers University Notes on Contributors from the University of MassachusettsConcerning Race Suicide by Christine Terhune Herrick jstor.org hearth.library.cornell.edu Christine Terhune Herrick She published articles in Harper's BazaarHarper's Bazaar sample article and was also a journalist.Marketplace Scholar Works from UMass

Biography Herrick was born in Newark, New Jersey on June 13, 1859. She was the eldest daughter of the writers Edward Payson Terhune and Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune.Burstyn, Joan N. Past and promise: lives of New Jersey women, p.150-51 (Syracuse University Press 1997) ()

She married James Frederick Herrick (1851–1893), an editor of the Springfield Republican, in 1884. They had three children; Horace Terhune Herrick (1887–1948), James Frederic Herrick, and a toddler daughter who died at age 3.

She published her first article in the first issue of Good Housekeeping in 1885. Her husband died in 1893 of typhoid fever, but she was able to support herself and her two young sons through her writing.

Around 1890, she built a home in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey she called The Outlook, where she resided for 13 years.Historic Preservation Property Description-The Outlook , Borough of Pompton Lakes. Accessed January 27, 2015. "Built by Christine Terhune Herrick circa 1890. Mrs. Herrick called her home Outlook. Mrs. Herrick lived there for thirteen years."

She died on December 2, 1944, in Washington, D.C.

Legacy She wrote over thirty books on housekeeping, childcare and cooking. Herrick also published magazine articles and wrote a book with her mother.Digitized Rare Books from Virginia Tech Digital Library and ArchivesA Social History of Trash By Susan Strasser .

Publications Housekeeping Made Easy (Harpers, 1888) Cradle and Nursery (Harpers, 1889) Liberal Living Upon Narrow Means (Houghton, Mifflin, 1890) What to Eat, How to Serve It (Harpers, 1891) The Little Dinner (Scribners, 1892) Chafing – Dish Suppers (Scribners, 1894) The Cottage Kitchen (Scribners, 1895) The National Cook Book (Scribners, 1896) The Home Book for Mothers and Daughters (Christian Herald, 1897) The New Idea Home and Cook Book (Blanchard, 1900) First Aid to the Young Housekeeper (Scribners, 1900) In City Tents (Putnam, 1902) Hospitality at Small Expense (Clode, 1904) The Expert Maid – Servant (Harpers, 1904)Herrick, Christine Terhune. The Expert Maid – Servant (Harper and Brothers, 1904) The Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes (Bodmer, 1904) The Lewis Carroll Birthday Book (Wessels, 1905) Sunday Night Suppers (Estes, 1907) The Cooking School (Anderson & Stoner, 1908) Like Mother Used to Make (Estes, 1912) The Helping Hand Cook Book (Moffat, Yard, 1912) My Boy and I (Estes, 1913) The Boy Problem; My Boy And I. By Christine Terhune Herrick. Dana Estes & Co. $1. October 26, 1913, Sunday Section: Review of Books, Page BR581, 418 words Quote: "Christine Terhune Herrick's "My Boy and I," might equally be called the "Education of a Mother." It is a book that every mother of a boy should read, particularly if she is to have no masculine help in bringing up her little man child." New York Times Book reviewpdf version Candy Making (Rand, McNally, 1913) Candy Making in the Home (Rand McNally, 1914) The ABC of Housekeeping (Harpers, 1915) The ABC of Cooking (Harpers, 1916) Lose Weight and Be Well (Harpers, 1917) Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J (Unwin, 1924) Feed The Brute (Stokes, 1926) The New Common Sense in the Household (Stokes, 1926) Smart Supper Recipes (Page, 1928)

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