Maria Brace Kimball | |
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Born | Maria Porter Brace July 20, 1852 Penn Yan, New York, U.S. |
Died | 1933 |
Occupation | Elocutionist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vassar College |
Notable works | A Text Book of Elocution; A Soldier-doctor of our army, James P. Kimball |
Spouse |
James Peleg Kimball
(m. 1892–1902) |
Children | Philip Brace Kimball |
Maria Brace Kimball (July 20, 1852 — 1933) was an American elocutionist who taught, lectured, and wrote on the subject. She was an instructor in elocution and lecturer on dramatic literature in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts; lecturer on French theatre and dramatic literature in schools; teacher of elocution in Brearley School, New York City, 1883–92. She was the author of A Text Book of Elocution (1892) and A Soldier-doctor of our army, James P. Kimball (1917),[1] as well as various contributions to periodicals.[2]