Kate V. (Kate Vandenhoff) Saint Maur

Kate V. Saint Maur, also listed as Kate Vandenhoff Saint Maur, was born in 1866. Surviving library and public-domain author records identify her as an American writer best known for books on home economics, gardening, and small-scale farming.

Her best-known works include A Self-Supporting Home, The Earth's Bounty, and Making Home Profitable. These books present practical advice on raising food, keeping poultry and bees, and finding ways for a household to support itself more efficiently.

Because readily available biographical details are sparse, much of her life story is less well documented than her writing. What does come through clearly is her interest in useful, everyday knowledge and her effort to share it in an accessible way for readers trying to build a more productive home life.