 She was a contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Smith illustrated stories and articles for clients such as "Century", "Collier's", "Leslie's Weekly", "Harper's", "McClure's", "Scribners", and the "Ladies' Home Journal".She had an ongoing relationship with "Good Housekeeping", which included the long-running Mother Goose series of illustrations and also the creation of all of the "Good Housekeeping" covers from December 1917 to 1933.