Julia K. Wetherill Baker
| Julia K. Wetherill Baker | |
|---|---|
 Circa 1897 | |
| Born |
July 15, 1858 Woodville, Mississippi |
| Died |
July 25, 1931 (aged 73) New Orleans |
| Pen name | Julia K. Wetherill, J.K.W. |
Julia Kein Wetherill Baker (July 15, 1858 – July 25, 1931) was an American writer and poet who wrote under the name Julie K. Wetherill and the initials J. K. W.[1][2]
Biography
Julia Kein Wetherill was born in Woodville, Mississippi and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][3] In 1884 she moved to New Orleans where two years later she married Marion A. Baker, editor of the newspaper New Orleans Times-Democrat.[4] In 1916, she was recorded as being Sunday editor of that newspaper.[4] She wrote "Literary Pathways", a book review column, and "Innocent Bystander", a column concerning the theater and music, both of which appeared in the New Orleans newspapers.[4] She published a number of short stories in publications including Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The Century Magazine, and The Critic, often under the name Julie K. Wetherill.[3]
Baker's funeral was held in Christ Church Cathedral, and she was buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3.[4]
References
- 1 2 Willard, Frances, and Mary Livermore, eds. A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-Seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks Of Life. New York: Moulton, 1893, p. 48.
- ↑ Julie Wetherill Baker, The Magazine of Poetry, Vol. IV, No. 1, p. 64-65 (January 1892)
- 1 2 Rightor, H. (1900). Standard History of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Z 1032.000 Wetherill (Thomas M.) and family papers 1853–1930". Archive.is copy of page from Missippi Department of Archives and History website.