Anne Rittenhouse

Harry-dele Hallmark (August 30, 1867, in Pensacola, Florida[1] — August 1, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),[2] who wrote under the name "Anne Rittenhouse", was the fashion editor of The New York Times for several decades.[1] CNN has called her "legendary".[3]

Early life

Hallmark was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Harrison P. Hallmark and Adele MacAllister Hallmark;[1] her name is a combination of theirs.[2] After her parents' deaths when she was still "very young", she moved to Augusta, Georgia.[2]

Professional career

After entering journalism as the society editor for the Augusta Chronicle, Hallmark moved to Philadelphia, where she edited the Philadelphia Press and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.[2] She joined the McClure Newspaper Syndicate as an assistant editor,[1] and eventually wrote the daily fashion column "What the Well-Dressed Woman is Wearing" (also referred to as "What Well-Dressed Women are Wearing", and simply "Well-Dressed Women" and "The Well-Dressed Woman"), which appeared in over 100 newspapers,[3] including the Shanghai Evening Post.[4]

Her work was also published in Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Marquis Who's Who, p. 482, 1902 edition, via archive.org
  2. ^ a b c d Anne Rittenhouse, fashion writer, dies, at The New York Times; published August 1, 1932
  3. ^ a b What women wore to work in 1912 vs. now (Hint: Not much has changed), by Julia Carpenter, at CNN Money; published August 16, 2017; retrieved September 2, 2020
  4. ^ History and the Border, by Tani E. Barlow, in Journal of Women's History, Vol. 18, Iss. 2, (Summer 2006)