Rosamond du Jardin
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Rosamond du Jardin (1902–1963)[1] was a writer, best known for 17 books for teen girls published in the 1950s and 1960s. Before then, she wrote short stories and serialized novels for numerous magazines.[2] Her work is of enduring interest in gender studies because it provides a useful view of 1950s norms and rites of passage.[3]
Rosamond Maud Neal was born July 22, 1902, in Fairland, Illinois, and grew up in Chicago. She graduated from Morgan Park High School and married Victor du Jardin; they had three children and operated a book store in Glen Ellyn, IL.[2] An elementary school in Bloomingdale, Illinois, is named for her.[4] Du Jardin died March 27, 1963.[5]
