Frances Duncan

Background

Duncan, Frances was born in 1877 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Captain Charles C. and Hannah (Leech) Duncan.

Career

Assistant editor Country Calendar, 1904-1905. Editor garden department Ladies’ Home Journal, 1907-1910. Partner in The Kingston Gardeners, 1910-1911.

Director gardening in School of Ethical Culture, Brooklyn, 1923-1925.

Editor Garden Page for Farm & Orchard, Los Angeles Times, 1926-1930. Director gardening, Girls’ Collegiate School, Glendora, California.

Achievements

• Frances Duncan has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married John Leroy Manning, May 1914. Children: John, Charles Duncan, Margery.