Background
Leedom-Ackerman, Joanne was born on February 7, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of John Nesbit and Joanne (Shriver) Leedom.
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Leedom-Ackerman, Joanne was born on February 7, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of John Nesbit and Joanne (Shriver) Leedom.
Bachelor, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, 1968. Master of Arts in Creative Writing, Johns Hopkins University, 1969. Master of Arts in English, Brown University, 1974.
Reporter The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1969-1972. Assistant professor New York University, New York City, 1976-1977. Lecturer City University of New York, 1974-1976, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1978-1981, University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1985—1989.
(A political thriller about strong-minded women and men, T...)
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Board directors Save the Children, Connecticut, 1994-2000, Human Rights Watch, New York City, since 1999, International Crisis Group, Brussels and Washington, since 1996, Albert Einstein Institute, Boston, 1984-2001. Trustee Brown University, 1996-2002 Johns Hopkins University, since 1996. Member national advisory board Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1999-2002.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center (board directors since 2008), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association United States of America West (president 1988-1989), Authors Guild, English Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, International Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (vice president since 1997, international secretary 2004-2007), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Faulkner Foundation (vice president, board directors since 1998), Poets and Writers (board directors since 1985), International Center for Journalists (board directors).
Married Peter Ackerman, June 3, 1972. Children: Nathanael Leedom Ackerman, Elliot Leedom Ackerman.