Clara E. Laughlin

Clara Elizabeth Laughlin (1873-1941) was an American writer, editor and radio personality.[1] She was born in New York City and lived in Chicago.

Portrait of Clara Laughlin.

Biography

Laughlin graduated from Chicago High School in 1890.[2] She wrote more than 35 books. These included biographies of Sarah Bernhardt, Ferdinand Foch, and James Whitcomb Riley, in addition to an autobiography and several novels. She wrote articles for the Ladies Home Journal, and a series of travel books called "So you're going to."

Laughlin also headed Clara E. Laughlin's Travel Service, which had offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Paris, and she published a monthly magazine with circulation of more than 80,000. For three years, she gave travelogues on a radio station in Chicago.[3]

Papers

Laughlin's papers are held by Smith College and were donated by her nieces.[2]

References

Biographical Note, Clara E. Laughlin, fivecolleges.edu
Clara E. Laughlin Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, fivecolleges.edu
"So you're going -- just tell her". Arizona Daily Star. Arizona, Tucson. February 14, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Works by Clara E. Laughlin at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Clara E. Laughlin at Internet Archive
Works by Clara E. Laughlin at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Clara E. Laughlin papers at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College Special Collections

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[1] Biographical Note, Clara E. Laughlin, fivecolleges.edu

[smithcollege-2] Clara E. Laughlin Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, fivecolleges.edu

[3] "So you're going -- just tell her". Arizona Daily Star. Arizona, Tucson. February 14, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.