Lois Mark Stalvey (August 22, 1925 – December 7, 2004) was an American author, educator and civil rights activist. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Sedona, Arizona. A 1974 Time magazine feature on her writing reported that Stalvey wrote, "a remarkable chronicle of a white family's confrontation with inner-city schools and a harsh indictment of an educational system that is a disaster for most of its pupils."[1]
Stalvey was born on August 22, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Immediately after graduating from high school in the late 1940s Stalvey started her first writing job as a copy writer for the local Gimbels department store in Milwaukee. One year later, she married, and a year after that, she divorced. In the early 1950s she moved to Chicago and started an ad firm called Lois Mark & Associates. In 1955 she married advertising director Bennett Stalvey Jr. and sold her firm to become a homemaker.
In 1965 Stalvey formed the Panel of Philadelphians, which sent teams of four women, including a Catholic, a Jew, an African American, and a WASP, to talk with groups around the city about racial justice. The teams facilitated 110 programs in 1965.
Stalvey's first book, The Education of a WASP, was published in 1970. In it she detailed her experience as a Caucasian learning about civil rights as a mother in Omaha in the 1960s.[3]
Stalvey moved to Sedona, Arizona in 1979 to continue writing. Education of an Ordinary Woman, published in 1982, along with Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools, published in 1997, focused on her experiences after moving to the integrated West Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia.[4] Stalvey wrote a bimonthly book review column for the Sedona Red Rock News from 1984 to 2004.
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Stalvey died in Sedona of emphysema on December 7, 2004.[5]
The Education of a WASP. (1989 reprint) University of Wisconsin Press.
Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools. (1997 reprint) University of Wisconsin Press.
Getting ready: The education of a white family in inner city schools. Bantam Books. 1975.
The Education of An Ordinary Woman. Aetheneum. 1982.
"The Urban Child: Getting Ready for Failure." (1977) Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment: Proceedings of a Symposium-Fair. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-30. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. p 38–41.
^"Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools", University of Wisconsin Press. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
^Sims, G.R. (2004) "Obituary: Lois Mark Stalvey," The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 17, 2004, Page B15.
^(PDF). San Diego County Office of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
^Satz Delivers UW–Eau Claire Commencement Address 2004-11-30 at the Wayback Machine University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Retrieved 9/21/07.
^"Three to Get Ready: The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools", University of Wisconsin Press. Retrieved 9/21/07.
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Lois Mark Stalvey August 22 1925 December 7 2004 was an American author educator and civil rights activist She was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin and died in Sedona Arizona A 1974 Time magazine feature on her writing reported that Stalvey wrote a remarkable chronicle of a white family s confrontation with inner city schools and a harsh indictment of an educational system that is a disaster for most of its pupils 1 Lois Mark StalveyBorn 1925 08 22 August 22 1925Milwaukee Wisconsin U S DiedDecember 7 2004 2004 12 07 aged 79 Sedona Arizona U S OccupationAuthorGenreAutobiographicalSubjectRacismSpouseBennett Stalvey Jr ChildrenBennett III Spike Noah Sarah Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 ReferencesEarly life and education editStalvey was born on August 22 1925 in Milwaukee Wisconsin Immediately after graduating from high school in the late 1940s Stalvey started her first writing job as a copy writer for the local Gimbels department store in Milwaukee One year later she married and a year after that she divorced In the early 1950s she moved to Chicago and started an ad firm called Lois Mark amp Associates In 1955 she married advertising director Bennett Stalvey Jr and sold her firm to become a homemaker Career editIn the late 1950s the couple moved to Omaha Nebraska where Lois Stalvey joined in a fight for an African American surgeon s family to move into their segregated neighborhood in West Omaha resulting in her husband being transferred to Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1961 2 In 1965 Stalvey formed the Panel of Philadelphians which sent teams of four women including a Catholic a Jew an African American and a WASP to talk with groups around the city about racial justice The teams facilitated 110 programs in 1965 Stalvey s first book The Education of a WASP was published in 1970 In it she detailed her experience as a Caucasian learning about civil rights as a mother in Omaha in the 1960s 3 In 1976 Stalvey divorced her husband and moved to West Philadelphia There she began teaching writing and journalism at the Community College of Philadelphia and wrote articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer and other newspapers Stalvey moved to Sedona Arizona in 1979 to continue writing Education of an Ordinary Woman published in 1982 along with Three to Get Ready The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools published in 1997 focused on her experiences after moving to the integrated West Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia 4 Stalvey wrote a bimonthly book review column for the Sedona Red Rock News from 1984 to 2004 Death editStalvey died in Sedona of emphysema on December 7 2004 5 Legacy editStalvey is cited extensively in publications addressing racism multiculturalism white privilege white allies and other race related and education related pieces 6 She is also regularly cited by academics including Ronald Salz of the University of Wisconsin Madison who based his 1997 commencement address on her work 7 Bibliography editThroughout her life Stalvey contributed to Reader s Digest Woman s Day Family Circle and Good Housekeeping as well as other magazines and several newspapers 8 The Education of a WASP 1989 reprint University of Wisconsin Press Three to Get Ready The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools 1997 reprint University of Wisconsin Press Getting ready The education of a white family in inner city schools Bantam Books 1975 The Education of An Ordinary Woman Aetheneum 1982 The Urban Child Getting Ready for Failure 1977 Children Nature and the Urban Environment Proceedings of a Symposium Fair Gen Tech Rep NE 30 Upper Darby PA U S Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experiment Station p 38 41 See also editRacial tension in Omaha Nebraska Culture in OmahaReferences edit Making Bad Kids Time Apr 22 1974 Retrieved 9 21 07 Loewen J W 2006 Sundown Towns A Hidden Dimension of American Racism Simon and Schuster p 244 The Education of a WASP University of Wisconsin Press Retrieved 2007 09 21 Three to Get Ready The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools University of Wisconsin Press Retrieved 2007 09 21 Sims G R 2004 Obituary Lois Mark Stalvey The Philadelphia Inquirer December 17 2004 Page B15 White Anti Racism Resources Annotated Bibliography PDF San Diego County Office of Education Archived from the original PDF on 2012 04 18 Retrieved 2007 09 21 Satz Delivers UW Eau Claire Commencement Address Archived 2004 11 30 at the Wayback Machine University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Retrieved 9 21 07 Three to Get Ready The Education of a White Family in Inner City Schools University of Wisconsin Press Retrieved 9 21 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lois Mark Stalvey amp oldid 1152658116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
