Betsy Wade

Bio

(1929-2020) Editor, author. Betsy Wade was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Betsy Wade

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline

1929

Elizabeth Wade was born in Manhattan, New York, on July 18, 1929.

1934

Ms. Wade moved to Bronxville, New York, with her family in 1934.

1947

Ms. Wade graduated from Bronxville High School in 1947.

1951

Ms. Wade received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in 1951.

1952

Ms. Wade received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in 1952.

1956

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.

1994

The New York Times Practical Traveler Handbook
Three Rivers Press
0812921895 / 978-0812921892
Collection of her columns.

2001

Ms. Wade taught at Hunter College following her retirement from The New York Times.

2020

Betsy Wade died at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, on December 3, 2020.

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