Mary Gnaedinger

Mary Catherine Gnaedinger (September 28, 1897 – July 31, 1976) was an American editor of science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines. Born Mary Catherine Jacobson, she attended the Columbia University School of Journalism. After stints as a society reporter for the "Brooklyn Eagle" newspaper and work for publishing company E. P. Dutton, she became the editor of the science fiction and fantasy magazines "Famous Fantastic Mysteries" in 1939 and "Fantastic Novels" in 1940, as well as "A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine".
Gnaedinger was known for ardently interacting with her readers, basing the stories she printed in the magazines she edited on their requests, and commonly praising their knowledge of science fiction. In his obituary of Gnaedinger published in 1977, fantasy and science fiction author Lin Carter wrote: 