Background
Brown, Barbara Barnes was born on August 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Donald A.K. and Mary (Ryerson) Brown.
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Barbara Barnes Brown
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Education
Bachelor, Smith College, 1968; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1979.
Career
Teacher, Portledge School, Locust Valley, New York, 1971-1972;
instructor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1974-1975;
assistant professor, U. Botswana, 1976-1977;
assistant professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1979-1981;
researcher, Botswana Ministry Agriculture, 1977-1978;
foreign study advisor, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1984-1990;
director Africa outreach, Boston University, since 1990. Member curriculum framework committee Massachusetts Department Education, 1994-1995. Consultant on children's books on Africa, Heinemann, 1991.
Consultant on special magazine issue Teaching Tolerance, 1994-1995. Consultant on Africa, Children's Museum, Boston,1994-1995, also others.
Achievements
Membership
Organizer Free South Africa Movement, Boston, 1969-1990, Brookline (Massachusetts)-Quezalaguaque Sister Cities, 1986-1989. Elected member Brookline Sch.Com., since 1997. Member African Studies Association (secretary outreach committee since 1990, children's bookaward committee 1994-1997), National Council for Social Studies, Massachusetts Geography Alliance.
Connections
Married David Massey, June 21, 1981;children: Anna, David.
