Louise Boynton

In 1897, Boynton and her sister Georgie^[4] bought a New Jersey newspaper, the Perth Amboy Republican,^[5] and ran it as a daily newspaper until 1903,^[6] with Louise Boynton as editor in chief.^[7][8] She was credited as editor of her sister's 1914 book, The Efficient Kitchen,^[9] and the sisters co-wrote a book of economical recipes, The Golden Grains (1932).^[10]

From 1905, Boynton was closely associated with actress Maude Adams, usually described as her personal secretary.^[11][12] A 1913 profile of Adams in Good Housekeeping elaborated, calling Boynton "a companion who is consulted on every momentous question of costume or farm produce; who is present at the trial of every stage effect and is the companion of every country drive; a true helpmeet in the small things of life as well as in the large."^[13]

Boynton and Adams lived and traveled together from 1905 until Boynton's death in 1951,^[14] from an apparent heart attack.^[15] Their graves are under a shared headstone, on the grounds of the Cenacle Convent in Ronkonkoma, Long Island.^[16]