Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle
0 valutazioni
Caricamento
DF![]()
author
Dorothy Ganfield Fowler
Dorothy Ganfield Fowler (1902-2000) was an American scholar of United States history. She was the author of books on studies of the Postmasters General, censorship in the post offi...visualizza altroDorothy Ganfield Fowler (1902-2000) was an American scholar of United States history. She was the author of books on studies of the Postmasters General, censorship in the post office, and the First Presbyterian Church of New York. She was Chair of the History Department and member of Hunter College of the City University of New York for over 40 years.
Born in 1902, her father, William Ganfield, was a distinguished educator, serving as president of Centre College from 1915-1920, during which time she took classes at the Kentucky College for Women. She attended Mt. Holyoke before completing her bachelor’s degree in history at Carroll College in Wisconsin. She earned her doctorate in history at the University of Wisconsin, one of the country’s leading graduate history programs, in 1928.
Ganfield went on to become a teacher and scholar, and a pioneering woman in higher education. She taught for two years at Missouri Valley College, before joining Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1930, where she taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the next four decades. She was also a productive scholar, publishing several books examining aspects of the Executive Branch and Congress, as well as many journal and dictionary articles.
In 1968, Ganfield was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship for teaching and study in the Netherlands. She served as president of the Hunter College chapter of the American Association of University Presidents and on the board of directors of the New York City chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Dorothy Ganfield Fowler passed away on May 27, 2000.visualizza meno