Background
Barter, Joanne Harriett was born on November 13, 1932 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Harold Coffin and Emily Louise (Jacobs) Baker.
Barter, Joanne Harriett was born on November 13, 1932 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Harold Coffin and Emily Louise (Jacobs) Baker.
Diploma, Mount Auburn Hospital School Nursing, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954; Bachelor of science in nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1971; Master of Science, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1973.
Staff nurse, various hospitals, Boston, 1954-1968; obstetrics-gynecology nurse practitioner, Newton (Massachusetts)-Wellesley Hospital, 1973-1975; staff development instructor, clinical nurse specialist, El Camino Hospital, Mountainview, California, 1975-1978; coordinator nursing care, Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California, 1978-1980; instructor, American River College, Sacramento, 1980-1981; instructor, Modesto (California) Junior College, 1985-1989; adjunct assistant professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1981-1982; adjunct assistant professor, Montana State University, Billings, since 1989. Member San Joaquin County (California) Adolescent and Womens Health Board, 1987-1989. Lecturer Planned Parenthood, Billings, 1992.
Nurse Palo Alto, California chapter American Red Cross, 1977. Member Healthy Mothers/HealthyBabies, Billings, since 1989. Member NAACOG (education director Palo Alto chapter 1975-1978, Montana section 1991-1992, acting vice president 1992, vice president 1992-1994).
Married George Costa, July 1, 1955 (divorced October 1974). Children: David J., Robert D. (deceased), Nancy Ann Costa Hall, Brian G. Married Stephen James Barter, Junior, april 17, 1975.