Background
Stedman, Jane Winifred was born on June 8, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Gerald Eldridge Stedman and Lillian Jennie Houston.
Stedman, Jane Winifred was born on June 8, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Gerald Eldridge Stedman and Lillian Jennie Houston.
Bachelor, Wayne University, 1942. Master of Arts, Wayne University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1955.
Postgraduate, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951.
Instructor English, Wayne U., Detroit, 1946-1950; instructor English, Indiana U. N.W., Gary, 1952-1955; instructor, Roosevelt U., 1952-1955; from assistant professor to Professor of English, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1955-1989; emeritus professor, Roosevelt University, Chicago, since 1989. Member of advisory board Nineteen Century Theater. Lecturer University of Chicago, 1952-1955, visiting Professor of English, 1975-1976.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Society Theatre Research, Society Theatre Research, Research Society Victorian Periodicals, Midwest Victorian Studies Association, William Morris Society.
Married George C. McElroy, June 9, 1950.