Background
Emma, Joan Emily was born on July 9, 1921 in Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Karl and Queen (Bishko) Hirsh.
English language and humanities educator
Emma, Joan Emily was born on July 9, 1921 in Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Karl and Queen (Bishko) Hirsh.
Bachelor, University Missouri, 1942. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1943.
Book reviewer Kansas City (Missouri) Star, 1941-1942. Instructor English Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1947-1948. Journalist for area newspapers Duke University Bureau Public Relations, Durham, North Carolina, 1952-1955.
Editor training manuals United States Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1956-1958. Assistant professor English Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut, 1965-1966. Associate professor English Windham College, Putney, Vermont, 1967-1979.
Associate professor English and humanities Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1980-1982. Adjunct professor English Friends World College, Huntington, New York, 1989. Freelance writer, development editor, from 1991.
Presenter in field.
Member Oxfam American, Boston. Contributing member Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Washington, since 1992. Member steering committee Re-elect President Clinton, since 1995.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, American Association of University Women, Huntington Peace Society.
Married Ronald David Emma, December 27, 1948 (deceased September 1988). 1 child, Tania Elizabeth Emma Webb.