Background
Fisher, Janet Warner was born on July 7, 1929 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Robert Montell and Louise (Buckley) Warner.
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Janet Warner Fisher
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Bachelor, Southern Methodist U., 1950; M of Liberal Arts, Southern Methodist U., 1982; student various including, Columbia University, U. Dallas,, U. Colorado, U. London and others.
Career
Board directors, secretary, Masaryk Institute, New York City, 1968-1971;
with orphan section, Displaced Persons Commission, Washington, 1950;
foreign editor, Current Digest of the Soviet Press, New York City, 1953-1955;
cable desk clerk, Time, Inc., New York City, 1955-1956;
teacher of English and reading, languages, Houston Indiana School District, 1975-1980;
teacher, Carmine Indiana School District, Round Top, Texas, 1980-1982;
instructor English, Houston Community College, 1983-1988;
adjunct Professor of English, U. Houston, 1983-1987;
teacher, Royal Indiana School District, Brookshire, Texas, 1989-1992;
teacher, Hempstead Indiana School District, Waller County, Texas, 1992-1994. Adjunct Professor of English, U. Houston, Houston Community College, 1983-1987. Teacher Amnesty Program, Houston, 1988-1990.
Adjunct Professor of English Blinn College, Brenham, Texas, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Candidate school board, South Orangetown, New York, 1962, state representative, Houston, 1980. Delegate Democratic State Convention, 1996, Houston Teachers Association, 1975-1980. Officer League of Women Voters, Nyack, New York, 1960-1962.
Trustee Shepherd Drive United Meth.Ch., Houston. Delegate Texas annual conference United Methodist Church, 1996. Delegate Tex.State Democratic Convention, 1996.
Member American Association of University Women, National Organization for Women, WILPF, Harris County Women's Political Caucus.
Interests
Connections
Married Jarek Prochazka Fisher, October 17, 1956 (divorced May 1974). Children: Barbara Zlata Harper, Lev Prochazka, Monte Prochazka.
