Background
Morrison, Shirley Linden was born on May 2, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William John and Florence Marie (Schwartz) Linden.
writer English language educator poet
Morrison, Shirley Linden was born on May 2, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William John and Florence Marie (Schwartz) Linden.
Diploma in nursing, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1956. Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1958. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1964.
Junior public health nurse Santa Clara County Health Department, San Jose, California, 1958-1959. Member senior nursing staff Veterans Hospital, Seattle, 1959-1963. Instructor American Red Cross, Seattle and Beverly Hills, California, 1960-1965.
Research assistant University Washington, Seattle, 1962. Senior lecturer, professor English Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California, 1966—2008. Lecturer University San Francisco, 1968.
Co-chairperson Year-Round School Committee, Mill Valley, California, 1970. Moderator parent-teacher workshops, Mill Valley, 1970-1974. Teacher mythology, gifted program Old Mill School, Mill Valley, 1970-1974.
Poetry chair San Mateo (California) County Fair, 1986. Member Society Children's Book Writers, Philological Association Pacific Coast, Modern Language Association, Jack London Foundation, American Association of University Women, Friends of Mill Valley Library., Sierra Club.
Married Delmont Cleveland Morrison, August 16, 1958. Children: Rebecca Linden, Bruce Hunter.