Therese O. (Therese Osterheld) Deming

Therese O. Deming, also listed as Therese Osterheld Deming, was an American author born in 1874. Surviving catalog records connect her with a number of books for young readers, and her work is commonly listed under both her married and maiden names.

Her best-known titles include Indians of the Pueblos (1936), Indians of the Wigwams (1938), and earlier books such as Red Folk and Wild Folk and Four-footed Wilderness People. Library of Congress and other library records show that several of these books were illustrated by Edwin Willard Deming, with whom she frequently collaborated.

A period bookseller's note about Indians of the Pueblos says she became closely acquainted with Pueblo life, kept diary notes, and used them to describe what she saw and heard. That detail suggests her stories were shaped by direct observation as well as a wish to make unfamiliar worlds feel real to children. Because biographical information about her is limited in major reference sources, many personal details remain unclear.