Edith M. Stern

Edith Mendel Stern (24 June 1901 – 8 February 1975) was a novelist, book editor, journalist, critic, and writer of books and booklets written as guides on how to cope with problems related to aging, mental illness, and disabled children.

Biography

Born to a Jewish family in New York City, Edith Mendel earned a B.A. from Barnard College in 1922. She was on the editorial staff of Alfred A. Knopf and subsequently on the editorial staffs of several other publishing houses, including Boni & Liveright. She married William A. Stern II, a Justice Department lawyer. After publishing four novels from 1927 to 1935, she wrote books on mental health aimed at a popular audience.

Works

Novels

• Purse Strings. NY: Boni & Liveright. 1927.
• Scarlet Heels. NY: H. Liveright. 1928.
• Men Are Clumsy Lovers. NY: Vanguard Press. 1934.
• Escape from Youth. NY: Coward-McCann. 1935.

Nonfiction books and pamphlets

• with Samuel Warren Hamilton, MD: Mental Illness: A Guide for the Family. The Commonwealth fund. 1942. (5th edition 1968)
• with Mary E. Corcoran: The Attendant's Guide. The Commonwealth fund. 1945.
• with Howard W. Hopkirk: The Housemother's Guide. The Commonwealth fund. 1946.
• with Samuel Warren Hamilton, MD: Better Mental Hospitals: A Guide for the Citizen. 1947. (revised edition. National Association for Mental Health. 1955.)
• with Elsa Castendyck: The Handicapped Child: A Guide for Parents. 1950.
• with Mabel Ross: You and Your Aging Parents. NY: A. A. Wyn. 1952.; revised edition. NY: Harper & Row. 1965.
• Notes for After 50. 1955.
• A Full Life After 65. Public affairs pamphlet, no. 347. Public Affairs Committee. 1963.

External links

• Summary of Edith M. Stern papers, 1962–1973, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution