Background
Hastings, Elizabeth Thomson was born on September 27, 1913 in Providence. Daughter of William Thomson and Hester Jane (Mercer) Hastings.
Hastings, Elizabeth Thomson was born on September 27, 1913 in Providence. Daughter of William Thomson and Hester Jane (Mercer) Hastings.
AB, Brown University, 1934. AM, Brown University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1939.
Instructor, Illinois College, 1939-1942; assistant professor, Illinois College, 1942-1944; Professor of English, co-chair department, Illinois College, 1994-1951; Professor of English, dean Flora Stone Mather College, Case-Western Reserve U., 1951-1972; professor, Case-Western Reserve U., 1972-1978.
Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association, American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women, League Women Voters, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Society History Preservation, Phi Beta Kappa.