Background
Snyder, Rachel Frances was born on February 12, 1924 in Topeka. Daughter of Otis F. and Lela Gertrude (Retter) Snyder.
Snyder, Rachel Frances was born on February 12, 1924 in Topeka. Daughter of Otis F. and Lela Gertrude (Retter) Snyder.
AB, Washburn University, 1945.
Reporter Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, 1943—1945. Writer Kansas Industrial Development Commission, 1946—1947. Assistant WTOP and Washington Post, Washington, 1948.
Writer Food and Agriculture Organization, 1949. Reporter, manager Emporia (Kansas) Times, 1950—1952. Assistant editor Workbasket magazine, Kansas City, 1952—1956.
Editor Flower and Garden magazine, from 1957.
Fellow: Garden Writers Association American. Member: Nature Conservancy, American Horticultural Society, Sierra Club.