Lilian Whiting

Lilian Whiting
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Emily Lilian Whiting October 3, 1847 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1942(1942-04-30) (aged 94) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist, author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Mount Carroll Seminary
Genre	poetry, short stories
Relatives	Lorenzo D. Whiting (father), Cotton Mather
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Lilian Whiting (October 3, 1847 – April 30, 1942) was an American journalist, editor, and author of poetry and short stories. She served as literary editor of the Boston Evening Traveller (1880–1890), editor-in-chief of the Boston Budget (1890–93), and afterward, spent much of her time in Europe. Whiting was the author of The World Beautiful, From Dreamland Sent, a book of poems, A Study of the Life and Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Record of Kate Field, The World Beautiful in Books, Boston Days, Florence of Landor, The Outlook Beautiful, Italy, the Magic Land, Paris the Beautiful, and others.^[1]