Background
Whidden, Mary Bess was born on August 14, 1936 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Daughter of James Edgar and Bess (Mullican) Whidden.
Whidden, Mary Bess was born on August 14, 1936 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Daughter of James Edgar and Bess (Mullican) Whidden.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1965. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1959.
Research associate, University Texas, Austin, 1956-1958; special instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1962-1963; assistant Professor of English,, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1963-1971; associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1971-1995; professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1995. Board directors New Mexico Endowment for Humanities, Albuquerque, 1987-1993.
(Book by Arms, George, Whidden, Mary Bess)
Member Modern Language Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.