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[[File:Grace Alexander (The Indianapolis woman, 1896).png|thumb|Portrait photo from ''The Indianapolis woman'', 1896]]
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'''Grace Alexander''' (1872–1951) was an American writer, journalist, teacher, and professional manuscript reader.
'''Grace Alexander''' (1872–1951) was an American writer, journalist, and teacher.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Alexander taught English<ref name="TheIndStar1951" /> in Indianapolis schools for many years.<ref name="IndianaAuthors" />
Alexander taught English<ref name="TheIndStar1951" /> in Indianapolis schools for many years.<ref name="IndianaAuthors" />
In 1891-1903, she was society editor, editorial writer, and music critic of the ''Indianapolis News''.<ref name="Herringshaw1923" />
In 1891-1903, she was society editor, editorial writer, and music critic of the ''Indianapolis News''.<ref name="Herringshaw1923" />
She wrote all of the musical criticisms, as well as much of the dramatic comment. Every Saturday, the ''News'' published a supplement of four pages directed to women. A considerable amount of Alexander's time was occupied every week in editing this supplement.<ref name="TheIndianapoliswoman1896">{{cite journal |title=Indianapolis Newspaper Women |journal=The Indianapolis woman an illustrated journal |via=digitalindy.org |date=25 January 1896 |volume=1 |issue=12 |page=10 |url=https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/ewl/id/595 |access-date=4 May 2024 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
She wrote all of the musical criticisms, as well as much of the dramatic comment. Every Saturday, the ''News'' published a supplement of four pages directed to women. A considerable amount of Alexander's time was occupied every week in editing this supplement.<ref name="TheIndianapoliswoman1896">{{cite journal |title=Indianapolis Newspaper Women |journal=The Indianapolis woman an illustrated journal |via=digitalindy.org |date=25 January 1896 |volume=1 |issue=12 |page=10 |url=https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/ewl/id/595 |access-date=4 May 2024 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> After 1904, she worked as a professional manuscript reader at the Bobbs-Merrill Company.<ref name="IndianaAuthors">{{cite web |title=Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1980 |url=https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=encyclopedia/VAA5365-01;chunk.id=ina-v1-entry-0009;toc.depth=1;toc.id=ina-v1-entry-0009;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query=&hit.rank= |website=webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> In 1913, she became the editor [[Delta Zeta]]'s ''The Lamp''.<ref name="TheArrow1913" /><ref name="TheLyre1912">{{cite journal |author1=Alpha Chi Omega |title=The Lamp of Delta Zeta |journal=The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega |date=January 1913 |volume=16 |issue=2 |page=123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123 |access-date=4 May 2024 |publisher=Alpha Chi Omega. |language=en}}</ref>
Subsequently, after 1904, she worked as a reader at the Bobbs-Merrill Company.
<ref name="IndianaAuthors">{{cite web |title=Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1980 |url=https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=encyclopedia/VAA5365-01;chunk.id=ina-v1-entry-0009;toc.depth=1;toc.id=ina-v1-entry-0009;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query=&hit.rank= |website=webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> Alexander was the author of ''Judith''.
<ref name="Herringshaw1923">{{cite book |last1=Herringshaw |first1=Thomas William |title=American Journalist and Author Blue Book |date=1923 |publisher=American Blue Book Publishers |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=APg9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 |access-date=4 May 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> In 1913, she became the editor [[Delta Zeta]]'s ''The Lamp''.<ref name="TheArrow1913" /><ref name="TheLyre1912">{{cite journal |author1=Alpha Chi Omega |title=The Lamp of Delta Zeta |journal=The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega |date=January 1913 |volume=16 |issue=2 |page=123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123 |access-date=4 May 2024 |publisher=Alpha Chi Omega. |language=en}}</ref>


With her sister, [[Georgia Alexander]], educator and author, Grace owned and operated Aberdeen House,<ref name="TheIndStar1951" /> a private hotel in Indianapolis.<ref name="TheIndStar1928">{{cite news |title=Death of Georgia Alexander |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-death-of-georgia-a/30844491/ |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=The Indianapolis Star |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=22 November 1928 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
With her sister, [[Georgia Alexander]], Grace was the author of ''Child Classics, The Fourth Reader'' (1909), ''Child Classics, The Fifth Reader'' (1909), and ''Child Classics: The Sixth Reader'' (1917). Grace Alexander was the author of ''Judith'' and other publications.<ref name="Herringshaw1923">{{cite book |last1=Herringshaw |first1=Thomas William |title=American Journalist and Author Blue Book |date=1923 |publisher=American Blue Book Publishers |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=APg9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 |access-date=4 May 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>

Grace and Georgia owned and operated Aberdeen House,<ref name="TheIndStar1951" /> a private hotel in Indianapolis.<ref name="TheIndStar1928">{{cite news |title=Death of Georgia Alexander |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-death-of-georgia-a/30844491/ |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=The Indianapolis Star |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=22 November 1928 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 17:44, 4 May 2024

Portrait photo from The Indianapolis woman, 1896

Grace Alexander (1872–1951) was an American writer, journalist, and teacher.

Early life and education

Grace Caroline Alexander was born on June 14, 1872, in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] Her parents were George N. and Caroline (Nichols) Alexander.[2]

She was educated at Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School),[2] and Indiana University (1912).[3]

Career

Photo from The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, 1913

Alexander taught English[4] in Indianapolis schools for many years.[5] In 1891-1903, she was society editor, editorial writer, and music critic of the Indianapolis News.[1] She wrote all of the musical criticisms, as well as much of the dramatic comment. Every Saturday, the News published a supplement of four pages directed to women. A considerable amount of Alexander's time was occupied every week in editing this supplement.[6] After 1904, she worked as a professional manuscript reader at the Bobbs-Merrill Company.[5] In 1913, she became the editor Delta Zeta's The Lamp.[3][7]

With her sister, Georgia Alexander, Grace was the author of Child Classics, The Fourth Reader (1909), Child Classics, The Fifth Reader (1909), and Child Classics: The Sixth Reader (1917). Grace Alexander was the author of Judith and other publications.[1]

Grace and Georgia owned and operated Aberdeen House,[4] a private hotel in Indianapolis.[8]

Personal life

In religion, she was Episcopalian. Alexander was a member of the Contemporary Club.[2]

Grace Alexander died in Indianapolis, October 1, 1951, with burial in that city's Crown Hill Cemetery.[4][9]

Selected works

  • A comedy at court; a play in 4 acts, founded on an incident in Alexander Dumas' novel, "The three musketeers", 1898[10]
  • Judith: A Story of the Candle-Lit Fifties (illustrated by George Wright), 1906 (text)
  • Child Classics, The Fourth Reader (with Georgia Alexander), 1909
  • Child Classics, The Fifth Reader (with Georgia Alexander), 1909 (text)
  • Child Classics: The Sixth Reader (with Georgia Alexander), 1917 (text)
  • Prince Cinderella, 1921 (text)

References

  1. ^ a b c Herringshaw, Thomas William (1923). American Journalist and Author Blue Book. American Blue Book Publishers. p. 36. Retrieved 4 May 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 42. Retrieved 4 May 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b "The Lamp of Delta Zeta". The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. 30 (2). Pi Beta Phi Fraternity: 122. 1913. Retrieved 4 May 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b c "Ex-Teacher, Writer Dies In Hospital". The Indianapolis Star. 3 October 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1980". webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Indianapolis Newspaper Women". The Indianapolis woman an illustrated journal. 1 (12). Indianapolis, Indiana: 10. 25 January 1896. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via digitalindy.org. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Alpha Chi Omega (January 1913). "The Lamp of Delta Zeta". The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega. 16 (2). Alpha Chi Omega.: 123. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Death of Georgia Alexander". The Indianapolis Star. 22 November 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ "Grace Alexander Burial Tomorrow". The Indianapolis News. 3 October 1951. p. 18. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Library of Congress Copyright Office (1918). Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States, 1870 to 1916 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 4 May 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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