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Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward (1895-1983), was the daughter of John William Duffield (1859- 1946), a prolific writer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. She wrote some series for the Syndicate in addition to her own Lucille Payton series (1915-1918). Between 1916 and 1936, she wrote 71 manuscripts for the Syndicate including the fourth and final volume in the Radio Girls series (1922-23) the Ruth Fielding, Billie Bradley, and Outdoor Girls series. She also wrote for the Syndicate the entire Blythe Girls series under the pseudonym of Laura Lee Hope.