Draft:Ianthe Thomas
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Ianthe Thomas (also called Ianthe Mac Thomas) was a Black author, journalist, and curriculum developer. She was born in New York City.[1] and spent her childhood in Hide Park, New York[1]. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and then the Universidad de Coimbra to study sculpture[1]. She had an art show showcasing her steel and iron pieces[1]. She worked as a curriculum developer in Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]. She lived with her husband in New York City in the mid 1970s[1]. In the 19080's, she worked as an op-ed journalist for The Daily News[2]. She also wrote pieces about "the 'hood and its tragedies"[3] for the Village Voice[4]. She died in 2002 in . Her boyfriend was arrested for her murder[5][6] and later admitted to killing her, claiming that it was assisted suicide[2]
Works[edit]
Books[7][8][9][edit]
- Lordy, Aunt Hattie (Harper & Row,1973)[10][11]
- Walk home tired, Billy Jenkins. (Harper & Row, 1974)[12][13]
- Eliza's daddy. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976)[1]
- My Street's a Morning Cool Street (Harper & Row, 1976)[14]
- Hi, Mrs. Mallory! (Harper & Row, 1979)[15]
- Willie Blows a Mean Horn (Harper & Row, 1981)[16]
Articles[edit]
- "We Don't Take Nothing from Nobody" (The Akron Beacon Journal; Wednesday, February 28, 1979)[17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Thomas, Ianthe (1976). Eliza's Daddy (1st ed.). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. p. 59. ISBN 0152254013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b "KILLING WAS ASSISTED SUICIDE, DEFENDANT SAYS". St. John Source. 2002-04-22. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Tate, Greg (2005-10-18). "License to Ill". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Barrat, Martine. "IANTHE THOMAS". MARTINE BARRAT. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "WOMAN'S BODY EXHUMED, BOYFRIEND ARRESTED". St. Croix Source. 2002-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "HOMICIDES IN 2002". St. Thomas Source. 2002-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Authors/Creators beginning with: Thomas, Ianthe, 1951-". Library of Congress Catalog. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Ianthe Thomas". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ ThriftBooks. "Ianthe Thomas Books | List of books by author Ianthe Thomas". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe (1973). Lordy, Aunt Hattie (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. ISBN 0060261153.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Book: Lordy, Aunt Hattie. Harper & Row. 1973. ISBN 978-0-06-026114-6. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Library of Congress.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe; Di Grazia, Thomas (1974). Walk home tired, Billy Jenkins (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-026108-5.
- ^ "The Black Scholar Books Received". The Black Scholar. 6 (4): 57. 1974. ISSN 0006-4246. JSTOR 41065792.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe; McCully, Emily Arnold (1976). My street's a morning cool street (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-026112-2.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe; Toulmin-Rothe, Ann (1979). Hi, Mrs. Mallory! (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-026128-3.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe; Toulmin-Rothe, Ann (1981). Willie blows a mean horn (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-026106-1.
- ^ Thomas, Ianthe (1979-02-28). "We Don't Take Nothing from Nobody". Newspapers.com. The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-20.