Person Detail: Betsy Wade

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Full Name: Betsy Wade | ||
Biography: (1929-2020) Editor, author. Betsy Wade was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. |
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1929 |
New York County Elizabeth Wade was born in Manhattan, New York, on July 18, 1929. |
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1934 |
Westchester County Ms. Wade moved to Bronxville, New York, with her family in 1934. |
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1947 |
Westchester County Ms. Wade graduated from Bronxville High School in 1947. |
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1951 |
New York County Ms. Wade received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in 1951. |
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1952 |
New York County Ms. Wade received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in 1952. |
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1956 |
New York County Ms. Wade worked at the New York Times from 1956 until 2001, first as a copy editor and then as the writer of The Times's Practical Traveler column. |
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2001 |
New York County Ms. Wade taught at Hunter College following her retirement from The New York Times. |
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1994 |
(Unknown) County The New York Times Practical Traveler Handbook (Pub: Three Rivers Press ISBN: 0812921895 / 978-0812921892) Collection of her columns. |
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2020 |
New York County Betsy Wade died at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, on December 3, 2020. |
