Background
Cortese, Julia F. was born on March 2, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frederick Hagman and Elizabeth Hartman Dechant.
Cortese, Julia F. was born on March 2, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frederick Hagman and Elizabeth Hartman Dechant.
Bachelor, Lake Erie College, 1943. Master of Education, Western Reserve University, 1961.
Research chemist Hercules Powder Company, Wilminton, Delaware, 1943-1944. Research biochemist Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City, 1944-1946. Research assistant Maclean Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1946-1949.
Science teacher Monticello Junior High, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1959-1964. Science teacher, department chair Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, 1966-1983. Science teacher University School, 1985-1996.
Retired
Board member, trustee Indiana Schools Association Central States, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1976-1979, National Association Indiana Schools, Washington, 1980-1983. Board member Andrews School for Girls, Willoughby, Ohio, since 1984, chairman, since 1995.
Board directors Global Issues Resource Center, Cleveland, since 1988. Docent Cleveland Museum Natural History, since 1996, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, since 1996. Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Association Biology Teachers, National Science Teachers Association, Sierra Club, Common Cause.
Married Sam Saunders Fitzsimmons, June 16, 1946 (deceased August 1959). Children: Samuel, Elizabeth Barclay, Carol Sargent, Sarah. Married Joseph Robert Cortese, June 20, 1964.