Background
Dew, Louise E. was born on March 7, 1871 in St. Johns, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Henry F. and Harriett T. (Longwood) Dew.
Dew, Louise E. was born on March 7, 1871 in St. Johns, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Henry F. and Harriett T. (Longwood) Dew.
Educational public schools, St. Johns and Lansing, Michigan, and Lucy Webb Hayes Training School, Washington, 1895.
Contributor to Michigan Christian Advocate, 1890-1895. Reporter Detroit Tribune. Associate editor, Ladies’ Illustrated Journal, Chicago, and special writer for Chicago Tribune and Times-Herald, 1898-1899.
Special magazine work in China and Japan, 1899, for “How to Grow Flowers.” “Pets and Animals,” and Chicago Tribune. Editor “How to Grow Flowers” (now Home and Flowers), and “Pets and Animals,” 1900. Editor various departments in mags., including McCalls, Smart Styles, etc.
Literature editor Woman’s Home Companion, 1900-1901. Associate editor The Ladies’ World, 1902-1907. Woman’s editor Philadelphia North American.
Also connected with the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, 1903-1904. Contributor to all leading publications in the United States, 1906-1929, many foreign periodicals including English, French and German syndicates, special feature articles to New York, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis newspapers. Literary consultant to several New York public houses.
Fellow American Geography Society. Member; member), Honorary Citizen, Connecticut Junior Republic.
Married to Clarence H. Watrous, 1926 (deceased).
