Background
Shumway, Mary Louise was born on August 21, 1926 in Portage, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Oliver Arden and Margaret Martha (Tolleth) Shumway.
English language and literature educator
Shumway, Mary Louise was born on August 21, 1926 in Portage, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Oliver Arden and Margaret Martha (Tolleth) Shumway.
Bachelor, University Chicago, 1957. Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Denver, 1971.
Instructor, George Williams College,, Chicago, 1957; social case worker, Los Angeles County Bureau Public Assistance, 1958; editorial assistant, Mill Valley (California) Record, 1959-1960; dean of women, instructor, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1960-1964; Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1965-1991; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, since 1991.