08/22/2026
On This Day — August 22
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (MHHM) remembers Alice Duer Miller (1874–1942), noted feminist, author, and playwright, who passed away on this day in 1942.
A graduate and later trustee of Barnard College, Miller was a powerful changemaker in the women’s suffrage movement. Her wit and sharp observations defined her weekly column, “Are Women People?”, published in the New York Tribune from 1914–1917, where she challenged the hypocrisy of arguments against women’s right to vote.
Miller married Henry Wise Miller in 1899, the great-grandson of George and Louisa Macculloch. She is pictured here with her son, Denning.
MHHM was recently contacted by retired university lecturer Dr. John Gough about his 2018 annotated editions of Miller’s “The Charm School”, “Come Out of the Kitchen”, and her most famous work, “The White Cliffs”. Through these editions, Dr. Gough has helped make Miller’s work more accessible to today’s teen readers.
MHHM continues to highlight Alice Duer Miller’s life and legacy as a changemaker through the Girl Scout program “Who Speaks for You?” for Cadette scouts. https://maccullochhall.org/learn/scouts/ The Museum will also be sharing a new third-grade curriculum resource on Alice Duer Miller, developed by summer education intern Gabbie Costanzo, in the 2026–2027 school year. The legacy and impact of Alice Duer Miller continues!
