Background
Fladeland, Betty was born on January 18, 1919 in Grygla, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Arne O. and Bertha (Nygaard) Fladeland.
Fladeland, Betty was born on January 18, 1919 in Grygla, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Arne O. and Bertha (Nygaard) Fladeland.
Bachelor of Science, Duluth State College, 1940; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy (Rackham fellow), University of Michigan, 1952.
Member faculty, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1952-1955; Member faculty, Central Michigan U., 1956-1959; Member faculty, Central Missouri State College, 1959-1962; member of faculty, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1962; professor of history, Southern Illinois U., since 1968; distinguished professor, Southern Illinois U., 1985; distinguished professor emerita, Southern Illinois U., since 1986. Visiting professor University of Illinois, summer 1966.
Member American History Association, Southern History Association (executive council), Organisation American Historians (Executive Board), Association Study Afro-American Life and History, Norwegian-American History Society, Society Historians Early American Republic (advisory board, board editors, president), American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.