She was educated to teach music in Vienna, Austria but pursued an education in the United States. She worked on the staff of the New International Dictionary and wrote two novels. She died in New York.
W.L. Knickmeyer called this, "A book of common events, the day-to-day life of a woman in early New England, and even its infrequent moments of dramatic action are absorbed in that quiet flow."
The Montreal Star called it, "A friendly story [that] stays close to the soil."
The Brattleboro Reformer wrote, "Molly, the heroine, and all her surrounding family, are too good and noble to be convincing."
The Hartford Courant said, "Actual historic incident if deftly mingled with fiction in this well-written historical romance, which is plainly the work of a writer in deep sympathy with her subject."