Background
Wirtz, Dorothy Marie was born on March 9, 1915 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John and Alma Adelaide (Schard) Wirtz.
Wirtz, Dorothy Marie was born on March 9, 1915 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John and Alma Adelaide (Schard) Wirtz.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1939. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1944.
Teaching assistant University Wisconsin, 1939—1944. Assistant professor French University Minnesota,., 1944—1950. Director, French House University Wisconsin, 1945.
Secretary Arizona Tax Commission, Phoenix, 1952—1958. Deputy state treasurer of Arizona, 1956—1958. Professor, French Arizona State University, 1958—1973.
Retired, 1973
Secretary to Democratic whip Arizona House of Representatives, Phoenix, 1950—1952.
President Arizona Foreign Language Society, Phoenix, 1968. Member of American Association of University Women (cultural chairman), Phi Beta Kappa (president, Phoenix Chapter, 1974).