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Maria Jolas (January 12, 1893 – March 4, 1987), born Maria McDonald, was one of the founding members of ''transition'' in Paris with her husband Eugene Jolas.
Edwin McDowell, 7 March 1987, New York Times, Retrieved 2 August 2016 but became closely associated with European culture. Jolas and her husband had two daughters, including the composer Betsy Jolas. A well-known figure at peace conferences, Maria Jolas was active in Europe in opposing the U.S. war in Vietnam 1965-75. Maria Jolas was the chair/president of the Paris American Committee to Stop-War (PACS, pronounced PACS) with several hundred members, formed in 1965 and banned by the French government in September 1968. She also translated many works, including
Maria Jolas (January 12, 1893 – March 4, 1987), born Maria McDonald, was one of the founding members of ''transition'' in Paris with her husband Eugene Jolas.
Life
Jolas was born in Louisville, Kentucky,Maria Jolas, 94, A translator and Paris Magazine FounderEdwin McDowell, 7 March 1987, New York Times, Retrieved 2 August 2016 but became closely associated with European culture. Jolas and her husband had two daughters, including the composer Betsy Jolas. A well-known figure at peace conferences, Maria Jolas was active in Europe in opposing the U.S. war in Vietnam 1965-75. Maria Jolas was the chair/president of the Paris American Committee to Stop-War (PACS, pronounced PACS) with several hundred members, formed in 1965 and banned by the French government in September 1968. She also translated many works, including
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard (; ; 27 June 1884 – 16 October 1962) was a French people, French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter, he introduced the concepts of ''epistemological obstacl ...
's '' The Poetics of Space''. She died, aged 94, in Paris, France.
'' Maria Jolas, Woman of Action - A Memoir and Other Writings'' was edited and introduced in 2004 by City University of New York
The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges and seven pr ...
professor Mary Ann Caws.
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* Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. * Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers: Addition. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jolas, Maria 1893 births 1987 deaths American magazine publishers (people) American expatriates in France Writers from Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky women writers 20th-century American women