from 1857-58, redden submitted poems to harper's magazine. in 1858, redden's first published essay appeared in the american annals of the deaf. the topics of the essay were deafness, sign language, and writing. in 1858, redden graduated from the missouri school for the deaf. upon graduation, she was offered a teaching position at msd which she declined. in 1859, the st. louis presbyterian hired her as a columnist and assistant editor. in 1860, she became an editorialist for the st. louis republican. at this time, laura catherine redden officially adopted the pseudonym howard glyndon. in 1861, she was sent by the st. louis republican to washington d.c. to cover and document the american civil war. she was a pro-union loyalist and wrote poems about the experiences and human interests of the battle field. she also wrote to abraham lincoln and ulysses s. grant during the war. after the war, 1865–69, she traveled to europe to become a correspondent for the new york times. by 1870, she returned to new york and boston and was a staff writer for the new york evening mail and contributed to galaxy, harper's magazine, and the tribune.