Read Mary Antin’s biography from "The Promised Land." 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. What information does the biography include? It identifies the country where the author was born. It identifies a school the author attended in America. It describes the author's first home in the United States. It describes the first school the author attended as a child.