Cynthia May Alden
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Cynthia May Westover Alden (May 31, 1862 – January 8, 1931), commonly known as Cynthia W. Alden, was an American
journalist, author and New York municipal employee.
. She was educated at the University of Colorado
and the Denver Business College.
In 1887 she was appointed an inspector of customs, in which position she was involved in the seizure of smuggled goods. She lived and worked in New York City
as a music teacher and as soloist in church choirs. She was secretary to the New York City Commissioner of Street Cleaning for two years. For a time she was also employed at the New York Museum of Natural History.
She entered journalism as editor of the woman's department, first, of the New York Recorder, and later of the New York Tribune
. During her three years with the Tribune she planned and founded the International Sunshine Society, of which she became president-general.
Alden accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Ladies' Home Journal
, but she continued to reside in New York City
, where she died. Her published writings include: Manhattan, Historic: Artistic; Bushy: Child Life in the Far West; Women's Ways of Earning Money (1904).
United States
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journalist, author and New York municipal employee.
Biography
She was born in Afton, IowaAfton, Iowa
Afton is a city in Union County, Iowa, United States. The population was 917 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Afton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. She was educated at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
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and the Denver Business College.
In 1887 she was appointed an inspector of customs, in which position she was involved in the seizure of smuggled goods. She lived and worked in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
as a music teacher and as soloist in church choirs. She was secretary to the New York City Commissioner of Street Cleaning for two years. For a time she was also employed at the New York Museum of Natural History.
She entered journalism as editor of the woman's department, first, of the New York Recorder, and later of the New York Tribune
New York Tribune
The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
. During her three years with the Tribune she planned and founded the International Sunshine Society, of which she became president-general.
Alden accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
, but she continued to reside in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where she died. Her published writings include: Manhattan, Historic: Artistic; Bushy: Child Life in the Far West; Women's Ways of Earning Money (1904).