author
Helen Durham
1893–1932
A little-known American writer of the 1920s, she specialized in lively guides to parties, dances, and community entertainments. Her surviving books offer a charming glimpse of how clubs, schools, and social groups created fun together in the early twentieth century.
1 Audiobook
Ten recreational parties
by Helen Durham
About the author
Helen Durham was an American author remembered today for practical books about social entertainment. Library and public-domain records identify her as living from 1893 to 1932, and they connect her with titles such as Ten Recreational Parties and Ten Timely Dances.
Her work sits in the world of organized recreation: themed gatherings, simple performances, and dances meant for schools, clubs, churches, and community groups. That focus makes her books feel both useful and revealing, showing the kinds of shared amusements that mattered in the 1920s.
Very little biographical detail about her life appears to be readily documented online, but her books have outlasted that silence. They remain interesting not only as how-to guides, but also as small social histories of American leisure and group entertainment.