thumb|right|285px|Maria McDonald Jolas, photographed as a child in [[Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1910. She is seated in the middle of the staircase.]]

Maria Jolas (January 12, 1893 – March 4, 1987), born Maria McDonald, was an American translator and pacifist, one of the founding members of transition in Paris with her husband Eugene Jolas.

Life

Jolas was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but became closely associated with European culture.

Jolas and her husband had two daughters, including the composer Betsy Jolas.