Littledale, Clara (1891–1956)
Littledale, Clara (1891–1956)
American writer and editor. Name variations: Clara Savage, Clara Savage Littledale. Born Clara Savage, Jan 31, 1891, in Belfast, Maine; died Jan 9, 1956, in New York, NY; dau. of John Arthur Savage (Unitarian minister) and Emma (Morrison) Savage; graduate of Smith College, 1913; m. Harold Aylmer Littledale (New York Times managing editor), 1920 (div. 1945); children: Rosemary (b. 1923), Harold Jr. (b. 1927).
Writer who encouraged parents to be educators and called attention to social issues, such as child labor legislation, worked for New York Evening Post (1913–14), one of the 1st women reporters in the city room of a newspaper; was chair of National American Woman Suffrage Association (1914–15); worked for Good Housekeeping as associate editor (1915–18), and war correspondent (1918); acted with Provincetown Players (1917–18); worked as freelance writer (1919–26); was managing editor for The Magazine for Parents (1926–56), later renamed Parents' Magazine; lectured widely and frequently appeared on radio and tv.