Julia Baldwin McKibbin

Julia Baldwin McKibbin (December 16, 1855– April 5, 1939) was an American educator, author, and philanthropist. She served as chair of the history department and dean of women at Iowa Wesleyan College, and authored the book "Meriam" (published in 1905). Quotes “Age is a quality of mind,” said Julia. “If years have left your dreams behind, if hope is cold, if you no longer look ahead, if your ambition’s fires are dead, then you are old.”“But if from life you take the best, if in life you keep the zest, if love you hold, no matter how the years go by, no matter how the birthdays fly, you are not old.” On Good Friday afternoon of 1939, services were held in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California for this 83 year-old Keosauqua native, Julia Baldwin McKibbin. External links Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:Women academics from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Philanthropists from the United States Category:People from Iowa Category:1855 births Category:1939 deaths Category:Women born in the 19th century