Background
Haskell, Margaret Howard was born on April 28, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles Pagelsen and Katherine Montague (Graham) Howard.
Haskell, Margaret Howard was born on April 28, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles Pagelsen and Katherine Montague (Graham) Howard.
AB, Radcliffe College, 1948. Master of Arts in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 1952. Master of Social Work, Boston College, 1965.
Educational secretary, editor of unsolicited fiction, Cosmopolitan Magazine, New York City, 1952-1954;
private practice literary agent, New York City, 1954-1957;
clinical social worker, Child Guidance Center, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1965-1967;
clinical social worker, VA Clinic, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1968-1987;
member, Harvard University, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1989;
co-chairman poets' roundtable, Harvard University, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Cambridge, since 1996;
chairman anthology committee, Harvard University, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Cambridge, 1997-1998. Fieldwork instructor Boston University, 1969-1977, Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts, 1978. VA state-wide coordinator Commonwealth of Massachusetts Common for Blind, 1980-1982.
VA social workers Consultation to St. Anne's Church, Lowell, 1984-1986. Writer, critic, founder Writers' Workshop, Marblehead, since 1996.
Volunteer Massachusetts Audubon Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1993-1995, Harvard University, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Cambridge, 1995. Active Friends of Abbot Public Library., Marblehead, since 1995. Fellow National Association of Social Workers, Academy Certified Social Workers, Harvard Club Boston, Club Small Gardens, Marblehead Yacht Club.
Married Gordon Chipman Dewey, February 6, 1943 (annulled). 1 child, Katherine Dewey (deceased). Married Dayton Ball, November 10, 1952 (deceased).
1 child, Damon Howard Ball.