User talk:Warriors29/Florence Howe

Draft: Early Life: Her father was a taxi driver

Education: In 1954, Florence Howe attended the University of Wisconsin, resuming her work in graduate studies for art history and literature.

Career: In 1960, Howe was employed as an assistant professor in the English department at a private women's college, Goucher College, located in Maryland. In 1964, Florence Howe’s book Myths of Coeducation, featured one of her essays titled “Mississippi Freedom Schools: the Politics of Education.”. In 1965, the essay was published in the Harvard Education Review. This essay written by Howe explains her journey with feminism and how she was able to relate issues such as education, race and politics within feminism. In 1978, another essay written by Howe titled “Myths of Coeducation”, explains women's education and how it “functions within the patriarchal limits of the society in which it exists.”. From 1972-1982, Florence Howe assisted in editing the Women's Studies Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal. In 1973, Florence Howe took on the role of President of the Modern Language Association after being voted in. In 1977, Florence Howe was presented an honorary doctorate in humane letters from New England College. In 1979, Florence Howe was presented another honorary doctorate in humane letters, given by Skidmore College. Florence Howe was responsible in co-editing various literature pieces throughout the years, such as With Wings: An Anthology of Literature By and About Disabled Women (1987); Traditions and the Talents of Women (1991); and No More Masks(1993).

Citation:"Florence Rosenfeld Howe." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: World History, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631003152/WHIC?u=mlin_n_merrcol&sid=WHIC&xid=6eb94f2c. Accessed 26 Sept. 2019.