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Fannie Simon (April 15, 1891-October 20, 1980) was a librarian and magazine editor active in New York City in the first half of the 20th century.

Early life

Fannie Simon was born in New York City to Julius and Bertha Gubner Simon.^[1] Her father emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1885 and was a highly successful clothier.^[1] Simon grew up in Westchester and on the Upper West Side, where her family enjoyed a prosperous lifestyle.^[1] The family had live-in servants and Simon often went horseback riding in Central Park with her brother, Alexander.^[1] In 1930, she moved to the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, where she would live for the next fifty years.^[1] Simon attended Smith College, graduating in 1914.^[1]

Career

Simon began working in 1916, first in advertising and then in the magazine industry, primarily as an on-staff librarian.^[1] In 1932, Simon joined the Special Libraries Association, an organization she remained active in until her death.^[1] She worked as a librarian and associate editor at McCall's magazine until her retirement in 1959.^[1]

Personal life

Fannie Simon was active in many New York City organizations and societies. She was an avid supporter of the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the New York Philharmonic Society.^[1] She was also active in the New York City Republican Club, the Smith College Alumnae Association, the Church of the Incarnation, and her neighborhood association, the Murray Hill Committee.^[1] After her retirement, Simon volunteered much of her time to philanthropic causes; one example of this was her work as the coordinator of a program of conversational English for the English-Speaking Union, an educational organization.^[1]

One of Simon's greatest passions was world travel. Her interest in travel dated from her childhood, when she would travel to Europe with her family. Shortly before her death, Simon remarked to a friend that she estimated that she had traveled to over 150 countries.^[1] She often traveled alone, and the final trip Simon took prior to her death was a solo voyage to Iceland in September, 1980.^[1] She published a few travel articles but her full-length manuscript, Following Fannie in a Changing World, remains unpublished.^[1]

Death

Simon died in a traffic accident in New York City on October 20, 1980.^[1] She was 89 years old.^[1]

Feedback from Alison

Really nice work here, Adrienne! You've done an excellent job of breaking up the biography into readable chunks (with appropriate headings!!) and have done a great job of regularly citing the source provided. I love the image you chose here —looks absolutely delicious! — and that you've done a great job with the caption and alt text, as well. Your introductory sentence is very succinct and does a great job of introducing your subject.

I see that you've done a subheader for "Death." Typically, this would be its very own main heading — something to keep in mind for the future! Also, I see that you included the correct code for the reference list, but that it is missing its "References" header. To fix this, all you have to do is type out "References" and format it for a heading just above the { { reflist } } code.

I've bolded your scores in the grading rubric below. Feel free to delete this feedback and the rubric if/when you'd like! Really fine work!

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Collection: Fannie Simon papers | Smith College Finding Aids". findingaids.smith.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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