Background
Olson, Jane Virginia was born on December 14, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Oscar Wilford and Mary (Bowles) Olson.
Olson, Jane Virginia was born on December 14, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Oscar Wilford and Mary (Bowles) Olson.
Bachelor of Arts, University New Mexico, 1939.
Copy editor, Atlantic Monthly magazine, Boston, 1942-1946; copy editor, Vogue magazine, New York City, 1946-1949; technical editor, Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, 1949-1955; science and social science editor, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1958-1969; editor, American Scientist magazine, New Haven, 1969-1980; senior consultant editor, American Scientist magazine, 1981.
Member Peabody Museum Associations. Fellow Saybrook College, Yale University. Member League Women Voters, Sigma Xi.
Married William M. Gooden, February 16, 1955 (divorced 1957).