Mary Antin biography
Date of birth : 1881-06-13
Date of death : 1949-05-15
Birthplace : Polotsk, Russia
Nationality : American
Category : Famous Figures
Last modified : 2011-05-17
Credited as : Author, immigration rights activist,
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Born to a Jewish family in Polotsk, she immigrated to the Boston area with her mother and siblings in 1894. She married Amadeus William Grabau in 1901, and moved to New York City where she attended Teachers College of Columbia University and Barnard College. Antin is best known for her 1912 autobiography The Promised Land, which describes her assimilation into American culture. After its publication, Antin lectured on her immigrant experience to many audiences across the country, and became a major supporter for Theodore Roosevelt and his Progressive Party.
Author of books:
From Plotzk to Boston (1899, memoir)
The Promised Land (1912, memoir)
They Who Knock at Our Gates: A Complete Gospel of Immigration (1914)
