Minna Antrim
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Minna Thomas Antrim (October 13, 1861, Philadelphia - 1950) was an American writer.
She is famous for the quote "Experience is a great teacher, but she sends in terrific bills."[1]
Minna Thomas was educated at St. Mary's Hall in Burlington, New Jersey and in 1878 married to Mr. Antrim in Philadelphia. She was well-known for her collection of toasts (1902) as well as for her books for children like Don'ts for Girls and Don'ts for Boys.[2]
[edit] Works
- Don'ts for Girls: A Manual of Mistakes, 1902
- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions, 1902
- The Wisdom of the Foolish & the Folly of the Wise, 1903
- At the sign of the golden calf, 1905
- Knocks Witty Wise "and"___________, 1905
- Don'ts for Bachelors and Old Maids, 1908
[edit] Notes
- ^ Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions, p. 99 (1901).
- ^ Who's who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1908, 2nd edition, pp. 14-15.
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