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Cackener, Helen Lewis was born on July 4, 1926 in Elmira, New York, United States. Daughter of Norman Pratt and Grace Genevieve (Oakes) Lewis.
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Helen Lewis Cackener
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Helen Lewis Cackener, American English educator, writer. Certified secondary English teacher, New York. John Hay fellow Ford Foundation, 1964. Volunteer Public Broadcasting Service, Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Member American Association of University Women, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), Delta Kappa Gamma (Alpha Epsilon chapter, board member 1970-1995, New York state secretary 1983-1987), Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor in English Literature magna cum laude, Oberlin College, 1948. Master of Arts in Teaching, Harvard University, 1950.
Career
English teacher, Westbrook College, Portland, Maine., 1949-1950; English teacher, Schenectady (New York) City Schools, 1950-1951, 60; English teacher, Hudson Falls (New York) Senior H.S., 1960-1985.
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Volunteer Public Broadcasting Service, Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Member American Association of University Women, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), Delta Kappa Gamma (Alpha Epsilon chapter, board member 1970-1995, New York state secretary 1983-1987), Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Daniel Glyndwr Lewis Junior, June 17, 1950 (divorced August 1959). Children: Deborah Anne Poplasky, Elizabeth Laura Lewis-Michl, Margaret Grace Lewis-Price. Married Robert Millard Cackener, April 17, 1960.
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Political Party
Republican
Education
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1948
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1950