Julija Pranaitytė
Julija Pranaitytė | |
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Pranaitytė around 1896 | |
| Born | 26 June 1881 Panenupiai, Suwałki Governorate, Congress Poland |
| Died | 29 January 1944 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Other names | Pranaičių Julė Julė Pranaičiūtė |
| Occupation(s) | Magazine editor, book publisher |
| Relatives | Brother Justinas Pranaitis |
Julija "Julė" Pranaitytė (26 June 1881 – 29 January 1944) was a Lithuanian newspaper editor, book publisher, and traveler in the Russian Empire and later United States of America.
She was educated in Saint Petersburg (Russia), La Chapelle-Montligeon (France), and Ingenbohl (Switzerland). After the death of her fiancé poet Pranas Vaičaitis in 1901, she moved to the United States where she collaborated with priest Antanas Milukas and edited the Catholic magazine Žvaigždė until her death. Using her personal funds, she published about 35 Lithuanian books. Together with Milukas, she published about a hundred books. She translated religious texts from French and wrote travel books on her journeys to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Caucasus (published in 1914), Lithuania (1928), and Spain (1932). She died in poverty and obscurity in 1944.