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''; published August 1, 1932 who wrote under the name "Anne Rittenhouse", was the

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Early life

Hallmark was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Harrison P. Hallmark and Adele MacAllister Hallmark; her name is a combination of theirs. After her parents' deaths when she was still "very young", she moved to

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Professional career

After entering journalism as the society editor for the ''

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'', Hallmark moved to Philadelphia, where she edited ''

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'' and the ''

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''. She joined the

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as an assistant editor, and eventually wrote the daily fashion column "What the Well-Dressed Woman is Wearing" (also referred to as "What Well-Dressed Women are Wearing", and simply "Well-Dressed Women" and "The Well-Dressed Woman"), which appeared in over 100 newspapers, including the '' Shanghai Evening Post''.History and the Border
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'', Vol. 18, Iss. 2, (Summer 2006) Her work was also published in ''

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References

External links

Transcript of Rittenhouse testifying before the United States Congress as an expert on fashion
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