With Donald G. Mitchell and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dodge was one of the earliest editors of Hearth and Home, and for several years, she conducted the household and children's department of that journal.
Bersama dengan Donald G. Mitchell dan Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dodge menjadi salah satu penyunting Hearth and Home, dan selama beberapa tahun ia mengurus departemen rumah tangga dan anak-anak di jurnal tersebut.