American author, born at New York City. Early in life she was left a widow, with two sons to support. She took up literature, and for a number of years was one of the editors of Hearth and Home. When, in 1873, St. Nicholas was started, it was placed in charge of Mrs. Dodge, and under her direction it met with great success. In addition to ner editorial labors, she contributed to periodicals, and published Rhymes and Jingles (1874); Theophilus and Others (1876); Along the Way, poems (1879); Donald and Dorothy (1883); The Land of Pluck (1894); When Life is Young (1894). An amusing sketch by her, called Miss Malony on the Chinese Question, which appeared in Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, attracted many readers at the time and is still read with pleasure and advantage. See also “The Race,” “The Two Mysteries,” etc.
