Person Detail: Betsy Wade

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

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