Eleanor M. Johnson | |
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| Born | December 10, 1892 |
| Died | October 8, 1987 (aged 94) |
| Education | University of Chicago Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, editor |
| Known for | Co-founding My Weekly Reader |
Eleanor Murdoch Johnson (1892–1987) was an American educator and editor. She founded the children's periodical My Weekly Reader and was its editor-in-chief from 1935 to 1961. She was a schoolteacher in Oklahoma and served as superintendent of schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Johnson served on the editorial board of Education magazine. She was a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Chicago.