She trained as a teacher at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia,[1] with further studies at University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Philadelphia Textile School, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
[4] In 1920, she spoke at the Chicago chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, on the topic of Puerto Rico.
[9] Maud Coan Josaphare wrote articles on women in arts and crafts, including leatherwork,[10] metalwork,[11] pottery,[12] needlework,[13] batik,[14] and photography.
[16] Maud Coan married writer Lionel Josaphare on June 29, 1904, in Kings County, New York.
[17][18] Their daughter, Helen Blair Josaphare (Long), was born September 21, 1905, in Pennsylvania.