Stoddard attended the prestigious Spence School in New York City, later graduating from Connecticut College in 1991. She was employed as a reporter by the Potomac News in northern Virginia. Stoddard was a Congressional reporter for The Hill from 1995 to 1999.
Her father is Brandon Stoddard, who served as president of ABC Productions and ABC Motion Pictures. Stoddard's mother is Alexandra Stoddard, a prolific author, interior designer and lifestyle philosopher.
Her aunt is Barbara Johns Waterston, owner of Providence Magazine. Stoddard's cousin is James Smallwood Waterston, an actor. Her great-aunt is Ruth Elizabeth Johns, renowned social worker.
I read her mother’s lifestyle books in the ‘90’s, not that I remember anything about them, she spent a lot of time decorating very feminine spaces and musing about fluff.
At that time, I much more enjoyed The Tightwad Gazette.
Quit picking on her.