Daisy Kessler Biermann

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Daisy Edith Kessler Biermann (August 24, 1874 - September 21, 1963) was an American magazine and newspaper writer, a painter, and a pianist.

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Early life

Daisy Edith Kessler was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 24, 1874, the daughter of Philip L. Kessler and Sarah Hall. [1]

Career

For twenty-five years Daisy Kessler Biermann was the editor of the Women's Section and music and art critic of the San Diego Union . [1]

She was actively identified with art and musical development of the city, authoring a large number of published short stories and magazine articles. [1]

She was a member of: American Pen Women (San Diego Branch), San Diego Fine Arts Society, Art Guild, Wednesday Club, San Diego Woman's Press Club, Amphion Club. [1]

Personal life

Daisy Kessler moved to California in 1898 with her family and lived at El Cajon, California. [1] The J. P. R. Hall and Phil Kessler families ran the Hall & Kessler lumberyard. [2]

In 1913, Kessler married her colleague at The Sacramento Union , Francis Xavier Joseph Biermann, a political reporter. [3] [1]

Biermann died on September 21, 1963.[ citation needed ]

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