Olive Beaupre Miller

Olive Beaupre Miller (née Olive Kennon Beaupré) (September 11, 1883 – March 25, 1968) was an American author, publisher and editor of children's literature. She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1904. The Book House for Children publishing company was founded in 1919 printing popular children’s literature edited by Miller to meet her standards: Earlier versions of The Book House contained some short stories (such as Little Black Sambo) which were later recognized to be racist and were removed from the set, and replaced with newer stories of, e.g. The U.S. Space Program. The company was also remarkable for its large female staff when most women did not work outside the home.