Anna Grace Wirt Postcard Collection

Anna Grace Wirt was born November 27, 1860 in Albion, New York. She received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in liberal arts from Syracuse University. She taught at normal schools in Pennsylvania and Connecticut for ten years before coming to the University of Denver in 1896 to head the German Department. She also headed the Department of Modern Languages. She left the University in 1913 for nine years, a portion of which she spent as Dean of Women at Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. She also traveled extensively and studied at Universities of Berlin, Munich, Geneva, Rome and the Sorbonne.

Ms. Wirt returned to the University of Denver in 1924 as a professor of modern languages. In 1932 she was honored by the presentation of a medal from the Italian Government for furthering Italian culture in the United States.

Ms. Wirt was a member of Alpha Phi, honorary language sorority and Phi Beta Kappa. She was a charter member of the American Association of University Women.