 She had been associate editor of Reason for 10 years at the time of her death 

In 1928 Austin was a travelling lecturer across much of the continental United States.An edition of The Austin Pulpit advertised that he was making speeches in Phoenix, Oklahoma, and Kansas.It is known that Amanda Austin was buried in August 1928 in St. Thomas, Ontario, but it is unclear whether she, or any of the rest of the family, had been living in the town at the time.