Deland, Margaret (1857-1945)

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Edward William Bok to Jane Addams, February 7, 1907

Elizabeth Garver Jordan to Jane Addams, November 3, 1909

Need a Woman Over Fifty Feel Old?, October 1914

Some American Women Over Fifty Years of Age, October 1914

Margaret Deland to Jane Addams, March 8, 1906

Harriet Park Thomas to Margaret Deland, December 30, 1915

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Birth Date

1857-02-23

Death Date

1945-01-13

Birthplace

Allegheny, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

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Margaret Deland began her writing career by writing verses for her husband's greeting card business. She soon transformed into a prolific author, writing 33 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. While writing, Deland also supported an unmarried mother in their house on Beacon Hill. She participated in relief work in France during World War I. Deland died in 1945.

Deland married Lorin F. Deland in 1880.