Background
Gelpi, Barbara Charlesworth was born on December 17, 1933 in El Centro, Colombia. Came to the United States, 1951. Daughter of Lionel Victor and Frances Ardelle (Heins) Charlesworth.
English literature and women's studies educator
Gelpi, Barbara Charlesworth was born on December 17, 1933 in El Centro, Colombia. Came to the United States, 1951. Daughter of Lionel Victor and Frances Ardelle (Heins) Charlesworth.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Miami, Florida, 1955; Master of Arts, University Miami, Florida, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962.
Assistant professor, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1962-1964; assistant professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1964-1967; lecturer, Stanford University, California, 1967-1981; associate professor, Stanford University, California, 1981-1992; professor, Stanford University, California, since 1992.
Member Modern Language Association (program committee 1981-1984), National Women's Studies Association, Philological Association Pacific Coast.
Married Albert Joseph Gelpi, June 14, 1965. Children– Christopher, Adrienne.