Mary Hamman

(Wikipedia) - Mary Hamman (2 August 1907 – 18 November 1984) was an American writer and editor. She was an editor for Pictorial Review, Good Housekeeping, Mademoiselle, the modern living editor for LIFE, editor in chief for Bride & Home.
She was born in Baltimore, Maryland a daughter of Johns Hopkins clinician Dr. Louis Hamman. Her move to Manhattan was during prohibition which fueled many stories.
She was one of a "trio of formidable and colorful women" the other two being: Mary Letherbee, movie editor; and Sally Kirkland, fashion editor. Continued