Olive Beaupré Miller


Olive Beaupré Miller was an American writer, publisher and editor of children's literature. She was born in Aurora, Illinois on September 11, 1883, to William S. and Julia Beaupré. She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1904.

The Book House for Children

In 1919 Miller established a company, The Book House for Children, to publish popular children’s literature edited by herself to meet her standards:
Earlier versions of The Book House contained some short stories which were later recognized to be racist and were removed from the set, and replaced with newer stories of, e.g. The U.S. Space Program.
The company was also remarkable for its large female staff at a time when most women did not work outside the home.
Illustrators for the series included Maude and Miska Petersham, Donn Philip Crane, Hilda Hanway, Milo Winter, and Peter Newell.

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