Background
Horn, Barbara Ruth was born on November 28, 1945 in Hunnewell, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Frankie Lee and Naomi Ruth (Shumate) Horn.
writer English language educator
Horn, Barbara Ruth was born on November 28, 1945 in Hunnewell, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Frankie Lee and Naomi Ruth (Shumate) Horn.
Bachelor, University Missouri, 1967. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, City University of New York, 1977.
Teacher Trafalgar School for Girls, Montreal, 1968-1969. Coadjutant Rutgers University, Jersey City, 1970-1975. Graduate fellow Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York, 1973-1976.
Member faculty New School for Social Research, New York City, since 1977. Professor English Nassau Community College, State University of New York, Garden City, since 1976.
Volunteer, United Farm Workers American, 1972-1974. Secretary-treasurer Good Old Lower East Side History Society, 1982-1983, president, 1983-1984. Member Society for Study of Midwestern Literature, Popular Culture Society, Phi Beta Kappa.