Pauline Dunwell Partridge


Pauline Dunwell Partridge was an American writer. Her work included short stories, poetry, magazine articles, and cookbooks. She contributed to publications such as Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Home Companion, and often collaborated with writer Hester Conklin. Together, they worked as home economics consultants and co-authored the World War I-era cookbook Wheatless and Meatless Days. She was formerly married to author Bellamy Partridge.

Biography

Early and personal life

Pauline Groat Dunwell was born on February 27, 1879, in Lyons, New York to Supreme Court Justice James W. and Ellen Groat Dunwell. Her uncle was Charles T. Dunwell.
She attended the DeLancey School in Geneva, New York, and later graduated from Wells College.
She married attorney Edward Bellamy Partridge, an attorney, on October 13, 1903, at her parents' home in Lyons, New York. The couple settled in Phelps, New York. She later lived in San Diego. Her husband went on to author several novels. They divorced in 1926.

Career

Partridge's work appeared in a variety of periodicals, including Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, The American Magazine, Pictorial Review, and Woman's Home Companion. She often published short stories exploring domestic life, relationships, and contemporary social themes. Partridge also collaborated with writer Hester Conklin on food and lifestyle articles. In addition to fiction and nonfiction, she contributed poetry to publications such as Munsey's Magazine ''Woman's Home Companion, and Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.
Partridge and Conklin were affiliated with the Del Monte Cookery Service and served as consultants in home economics. During World War I, they were connected with the U.S. Food Administration co-authoring the cookbook Wheatless and Meatless Days''. It was dedicated to the nation's soldiers and sailors. It promotes food conservation and waste reduction as part of the wartime effort. The book is divided into two sections: one featuring wheatless recipes and the other offering meatless dishes, including meat substitutes. They also wrote and lectured on household topics.

Death

In March 1944, Partridge was suffering from a serious illness. She died on June 13, 1944 in Stanford Hospital, San Francisco. She was cremated and her remains were interred in the family lot at Elmwood Cemetery, Lyons, New York.

Publications

Wheatless and Meatless Days Del Monte Conservation Recipes of Flavor