Sarah Delany
1889 - 1999
General Information
Bio
(1889-1999) Author. Sarah Delany was born in Lynch’s Station, Virginia, and died in Mount Vernon, New York. After her sister’s death in 1995, Sarah, at 107 years old, wrote “On My Own.”
Full Name
Sarah Delany
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Ms. Delany taught at the Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, New York.
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Ms. Delany taught at the Girls' High School in Brooklyn, New York.
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Ms. Delany taught at the Washington Irving High School in Manhattan, New York.
1889
BIRTH
Sarah Louise Delany was born in Lynch's Station, Virginia, on September 19, 1889.
1916
RESIDENCE
Ms. Delany lived in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, from 1916 to 1957.
1925
OTHER
Ms. Delany received her master's degree in education from Columbia in 1925.
1957
RESIDENCE
Ms. Delany lived in Mount Vernon, New York, from 1957 until her death in 1999.
1993
LITWORK
Having Our Say; The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Kodansha USA
156836010X / 978-1568360102
Memoir written with her sister, A. Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany and Amy Hill Hearth.
Kodansha USA
156836010X / 978-1568360102
Memoir written with her sister, A. Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany and Amy Hill Hearth.
1994
LITWORK
The Delany Sisters' Book Of Everyday Wisdom
Kodansha America
1568360428 / 978-1568360423
Nonfiction written with her sister, Annie Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany, and Amy Hill Hearth.
Kodansha America
1568360428 / 978-1568360423
Nonfiction written with her sister, Annie Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany, and Amy Hill Hearth.
1997
LITWORK
On My Own At 107: Reflections On A Life Without Bessie
Harper San Francisco
0062514857 / 978-0062514851
Nonfiction written with Amy Hill Hearth in which Ms. Delany discusses how she coped with the loss of her sister in 1995.
Harper San Francisco
0062514857 / 978-0062514851
Nonfiction written with Amy Hill Hearth in which Ms. Delany discusses how she coped with the loss of her sister in 1995.
1999
DEATH
Sarah Delany died at her home in Mount Vernon, New York, on January 25, 1999.
1999
INTERMENT
Sarah (Sadie) Delany was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
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