Background
VandeKieft, Ruth Marguerite was born on September 12, 1925 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John Martin and Cornelia (Bogard) Vande K.
VandeKieft, Ruth Marguerite was born on September 12, 1925 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John Martin and Cornelia (Bogard) Vande K.
Bachelor, Meredith College, 1946; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1957.
Instructor English, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1947-1950; instructor English, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1956-1959; associate Professor of English, Fairleigh Dickinson U., Madison, New Jersey, 1959-1960; assistant professor, associate professor, then Professor of English literature, Queens College-CUNY, 1961-1990; professor emeritus, Queens College-CUNY, from 1990.
Member Modern Language Association, Society Study Southern Literature (president 1980-1982).