Background
Daughter of Joel Mayo Womack and Nannie Gibson (O"Bannon) Womack, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended both public and private schools.
Daughter of Joel Mayo Womack and Nannie Gibson (O"Bannon) Womack, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended both public and private schools.
He died in 1908. They had one son, John Womack Vandercook. Margaret spent her summers in Leonardo, New Jersey and winters in Gramercy Park, New York, but during her husband"s lifetime she also spent several years living in Europe. Margaret Vandercook did not become a professional writer until after her husband"s death, but has since been described at the queen of Camp Fire writers, writing 21 Camp Fire novels under her own name as well as the pseudonym "Margaret Love Sanderson." The pseudonym of Margaret Love Sanderson was also used by Emma Keats Speed Sampson, author of the Mission Minerva books
In addition to the Camp Fire Girls series, Margaret is also known for her other girls series books which include the Ranch Girls series, Red Cross Girls series, and Girl Scouts series.
Additional works include stories, articles and poems for Harper"s Bazar, Delineator, Pearson"s Magazine, Book News Monthly, Paris Modes, and many other publications.
She was also a member of the Louisville Kentucky Authors" Club.