Educated at Barnard College where she studied mathematics and astronomy, Duer graduated in 1899 and married Henry Wise Miller shortly thereafter. They moved to Costa Rica where Miller had a rubber plantation, but returned to New York in 1903 when the venture failed. Duer taught school for a time, but eventually turned to writing. Her first success came with Are Women People? (1915), which was serialized in the New York Tribune. In 1916, she followed with Come Out of the Kitchen, her first novel. Her work leant itself to the stage and many of her novels and short stories were made into films. Her most memorable work was the verse novel, White Cliffs, which sold over a million copies and brought the plight of England during the early stages of the Second World War to the attention of the American public. Her other works include Modern Obstacle (1903), The Blue Arch (1910), Women Are People! (1917), The Happiest Time of Their Lives (1919), The Charm School (1919), The Beauty and the Bolshevist (1920), Priceless Pearl (1924), Forsaking All Others (1931), The Rising Star (1935) and And One Was Beautiful (1937). |
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