Read Mary Antin's biography from "The Promised
Land."
What information does the biography include?
Mary Antin (1881-1949), immigration rights activist,
came to the United States during the third great wave
of immigration (1881-1920), when more than 23 million
immigrants came to America. These new arrivals were
largely from eastern and southern Europe. Although
born into poverty, Antin rose out of it through education
and eventually attended Columbia University.
It identifies the country where the author was born.
O It identifies a school the author attended in America.
It describes the author's first home in the United
States.
O It describes the first school the author attended as a
child