Ethel Watts Mumford

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Having long accepted the common opinion that only two American

women aphorists were worth reprinting (Mae West and Dorothy Parker),

I was surprised to discover the aphorisms of Minna Antrim and so

reprinted three of her books into a single volume. That discovery led me

in turn to inquire about others. An enthusiast for aphorism recommended

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983), a later writer whose collections I'd

reprint, were they not already protected by copyright. Looking back, I

discovered Edith Watts Mumford (1876-1940), who wrote some masterpieces.