American journalist
Delia Austrian (September 18, 1874 – October 26, 1928) was an American journalist. The Delia Austrian Medal is awarded each year by the Drama League of New York in her honor.[1]
Biography
She was born on September 18, 1874, in Cleveland, Ohio to Solomon Austrian and Julia Rebecca Mann (1848–1933). Her father was a Harvard University graduate and a lawyer. She had a twin sister, Celia Austrian (1874–1900) who died in Chicago, Illinois and two brothers, Alfred S. Austrian (1870–1932) and Harvey E. Austrian (1879–?). Delia wrote: "I was born into a good, middle-class family and had a happy childhood in Cleveland, . . . but later moved to Chicago, where my girlhood was spent."[2]
In 1898 Delia graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. After her graduation she worked on the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune. She received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1923.[2]
Delia died on October 26, 1928, in Manhattan.[3]
Legacy
Her papers were archived at the University of Chicago.[2] The Delia Austrian Medal is awarded each year by the Drama League of New York for the most distinguished performance of the theater season.[1]
Bibliography
- The American woman in art (1901)
- Love Songs (1902)
- Correspondences with Theodore Dreiser (1906)
- Ways of War and Peace (1914)
- Juliette Recamier by Delia Austrian (1922)
- The Feminist Movement in Modern Drama (1924)
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