Christine Terhune Herrick

Christine Terhune Herrick
Herrick photo published in 1893
Born	June 13, 1859[1] Newark, New Jersey
Died	December 2, 1944 Washington, D.C.
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	James Frederick Herrick
Children	Horace Terhune Herrick (1887-1948)[2], James Frederic Herrick, infant daughter (died age 3)[1]
Parents	Edward Payson Terhune and Mary Virginia Terhune.

Christine Terhune Herrick (June 13, 1859 – December 2, 1944) was an American author who wrote mostly about housekeeping.^{[3][4][5][6][1]} She published many articles in Harper's Bazaar^[7] and was also a journalist.^[8]

Biography

Herrick was born in Newark, New Jersey, the eldest daughter of the writers Edward Payson Terhune and Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune.^[9] She married James Frederick Herrick (1851-1893)^[10], an editor of the Springfield Republican, in 1884.^[1] She published her first article in the very first issue of Good Housekeeping in 1885.^[1] Her husband died in 1893 of typhoid fever,^[10] but she was able to support herself and her two young sons through her writing.^[1]

She wrote over thirty books on housekeeping, childcare and cooking. Herrick also published magazine articles and wrote a book with her mother.^{[11][12][13][14][15]}

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) ^[16][17]
• 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)^[18]
• 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)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} James, Edward T., et al. Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary, Vol. II, p. 188-89 (1971) (ISBN 978-0674627345)
2. ^ "Horace Herrick, 61, Agricultural Aide". The New York Times. October 8, 1948. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D17FB3E59157A93CAA9178BD95F4C8485F9. Retrieved June 18, 2010. 
3. ^ Inventory to the Records of the Women's Project of New Jersey, 1984-2004By Carla B. ZimmermanApril 2008 from Rutgers University
4. ^ Notes on Contributors from the University of Massachusetts
5. ^ Concerning Race Suicide by Christine Terhune Herrick jstor.org
6. ^ hearth.library.cornell.edu Christine Terhune Herrick
7. ^ Harper's Bazaar sample article
8. ^ Marketplace Scholar Works from UMass Quote: "Even the relatively adventurous journalist Christine Terhune Herrick, who recommended that readers of her book In City Tents give tables d’hote a try, reported that ethnic restaurants in America sometimes assembled meals from 'the leavings of hotels and high priced restaurants.'
9. ^ Burstyn, Joan N. Past and promise: lives of New Jersey women, p.150-51 (Syracuse University Press 1997) (ISBN 978-0815604181)
10. ^ ^{a b} "Obituary Notes (James Frederick Herrick)". The New York Times. February 4, 1893. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9905EFDE103BEF33A25757C0A9649C94629ED7CF. Retrieved June 18, 2010. 
11. ^ Ohio Historical Society
12. ^ Digitized Rare Books from Virginia Tech Digital Library and Archives
13. ^ "Mrs. C. Herrick Dies. Wrote Cook Books, 85". New York Times. December 3, 1944. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40A11F63B5C167B93C1A91789D95F408485F9. Retrieved 2007-05-24. "Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick, author of several books on cooking and housekeeping, died today at the age of 85. She was the widow of the James Frederick ..." 
14. ^ "Christine Herrick Dies". Chicago Tribune. December 3, 1944. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/472966412.html?dids=472966412:472966412&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+03,+1944&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Obituary+8+--+No+Title&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-06-18. "Mrs Christine Herrick. Washington D.C. Dec. 2, Mrs. Christine Terhune, 85, author of a number of books on cooking and housekeeping died today. She was the ..." 
15. ^ A Social History of Trash By Susan Strasser Metropolitan Books Quote: "Christine Terhune Herrick, daughter of the widely read domestic-advice writer Marion Harland, expressed typical concerns in her first published article, "The Wastes of the Household: Watching and Saving the 'Left-Overs,' "which appeared in the inaugural issue of Good Housekeeping in 1885. ...
16. ^ "The Servant Question.; The Expert Maid Servant. By Christine Terhune Herrick. 16mo. Pp. 135. New York: Harper & Brothers, $1 net.". New York Times Book Review. November 5, 1905. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E5DF1330E132A25756C0A9679D946597D6CF. Retrieved 2010-06-18. "Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick has done a heroic thing, and one which should endear her to housekeepers generally. In a small 16mo volume of less than 150 pages she has given some sensible and really excellent advice to housekeepers harried by that ever-present problem -- the servant question." 
17. ^ Herrick, Christine Terhune. The Expert Maid - Servant (Harper and Brothers, 1904)
18. ^ 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 review
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Name	Herrick, Christine Terhune
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Date of birth	June 13, 1859
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	December 2, 1944
Place of death	Washington, D.C.