Phyllis Irene Peet

Background

Peet, Phyllis Irene was born on March 3, 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Daughter of Harold Parsons and Gladys Mae Harrison. came to the United States, 1948.

Education

Bachelor in Art, California State University, Northridge, 1972; Master of Arts in Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.

Career

Secretary, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, 1960-1968; associate in art history, Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1974-1975; assistant director, curator, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 1975-1978; American art scholar, High Museum Art, Atlanta, 1984-1990; instructor women's studies, Monterey (California) Peninsula College, since 1986; director, instructor women's programs/women's studies, Monterey (California) Peninsula College, since 1989. Directors' advising committee The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, 1981-1984, 89-94. Visiting lecturer California State University, Fresno, fall 1984.

Program coordinator conference Institute for History Study, San Francisco, 1987. Lecturer board studies in art University of California Santa Cruz, 1991-1995.

Achievements

• Phyllis Irene Peet has been listed as a noteworthy Women"s studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • American Women of the Etching Revival: February 9-May 9, 1988, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

    (art book)

Membership

Volunteer, activist Democratic Party, Los Angeles, 1960-1966, Peace and Freedom Party, Los Angeles, 1967-1971. Volunteer Democratic Party Candidates, Santa Cruz, California, 1979-1996,Santa Cruz Action Network, 1980-1985. Member nominating committee Girl Scoutsof American, Monterey Bay, 1991-1993.

Member National Organization for Women, American Association of University Women, National Women's Studies Association, Institute for History Study, Western Association Women Historians, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Monterey Bay Women's Caucus for Art (founder, board directors 1988-1993).

Interests

• Avocations: print collecting, photography.

Connections

Married Thomas Peter Richman, June 14, 1963 (divorced 1969). Married Charles Francis Peet, September 9, 1972.

Father:

Harold Parsons Harrison

Mother:

Gladys Mae Harrison

Spouse:

Thomas Peter Richman

Spouse:

Charles Francis Peet