Alice Tarbell Crathern

Born: 03/22/1894   Boston , MA
Died: 1973
Parents: Charles Frank Hill Crathern and Sadie G. Tarbell
Address(es):
Last known address:
South Hadley Falls , MA

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
In Detroit Courage was the Fashion; the contribution of women to the development of Detroit from 1701 to 1951 Michigan History Adult Detroit, Wayne University Press 1953

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Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 1st. ed., 2nd ed.
- Listed in the following editions: 1960, 1980
1960 -1980

Memberships:

Name Date
American Association of Unversity Women
American Association of University Professors
Women's City Club
Zonta
National Council of English
Detroit Historical Society

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctorate Western Reeserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) Cleveland , OH 1936
London University England 1929
Master of Arts (M.A.) Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) Cleveland , OH 1928
Mt. Holyoke

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Assistant Professor in the English Department Wayne State University Detroit 1937
Worked 8 hr shift in one of the war production plants after teaching her English classes during WWII
Helped gather material for the pageant "Courage was the Fashion" Detroit's 250th Anniversary Celebration
English Teacher and School Newspaper, "The Indian", sponsor Eastern High School Detroit

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