Background
Adams, Pauline Gordon was born on March 24, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of M. Michael and Lillian (Zamzok) Gordon.
Adams, Pauline Gordon was born on March 24, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of M. Michael and Lillian (Zamzok) Gordon.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1942; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1945; postgraduate, Yale University, 1945-1947.
Instructor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956-1972; assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1972-1980; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1980-1991; professor emerita, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1992. Visiting professor Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1983.
Member American Association of University Professors (executive county 1972-1974), National Council Teachers English, Michigan Women's Studies Association, Great Lakes American Studies Association, Association American College, Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature (executive county 1982-1985).
Married Walter Adams, August 23, 1943. 1 child, William James.