Edith M. Stern
Edith Mendel Stern 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 United [States Department of Justice|Justice Department] lawyer. After publishing four novels from 1927 to 1935, she wrote books on mental health aimed at a popular audience.Works
Novels
*Nonfiction books and pamphlets
- with Samuel Warren Hamilton, MD:
- with Mary E. Corcoran:
- with Howard W. Hopkirk:
- with Samuel Warren Hamilton, MD:
- with Elsa Castendyck:
- with Mabel Ross: ;