Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (Mrs. Fordyce Coburn) (September 22, 1872 – June 4, 1958) was a nationally recognized American author. She was a frequent contributor to The Ladies' Home Journal.Eleanor Hallowell Abbott was born on September 22, 1872, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Abbott was the daughter of clergyman Edward Abbott and Clara(Davis), who edited the journal Literary World; and the granddaughter of noted children's author Jacob Abbott.