Louise Elizabeth Rorabacher (April 10, 1906 – December 26, 1993) was an author and editor, producing three college textbooks, two biographies and two collections of Australian short stories.
In 1946 she took a leave from Purdue to serve with the Fifth Army Air Corps in Korea teaching college English to American occupation forces. In 1947 she transferred to Japan as an administrator of the women's program under the auspices of the Eighth Army's military occupation in Yokohama, where she taught the concepts of democracy to Japanese women.[2]
In 1952–53, Rorabacher returned to Japan as a Fulbright lecturer at Tokyo Women's University.[3] On her way home she made a trip around the world which included visits to Hong Kong, Siam, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, Spain and Portugal.[2]
In 1956 and again in 1959 she served terms as a member of the Purdue team at Cheng Kung University In Taiwan. She also served on the Washington. D.C., staff of the American Association of University Professors in 1956–57. Her special instructional field at Purdue was fiction and her special research was in the field of 19th century fiction.[2] She took early retirement from Purdue in 1964 and joined the faculty of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, where she taught until her retirement in 1969.
She died December 26, 1993, in Tampa, Florida.[4][5]
Louise met her life partner Caroline Hester Lawrence (1898–1999) in the 1960s. They lived together in North Carolina and then Florida until Louise's death in 1993. They are buried together in Worden Cemetery in Salem, Michigan.[6][7][8]
BibliographyEdit
Non-FictionEdit
Assignments in Exposition. Harper & Row, 1946.
A Concise Guide to Composition. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1956.
Two Ways Meet: Stories of Migrants in Australia. F. W. Cheshire, 1963.
Marjorie Barnard and M. Barnard Eldershaw. New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, 1973.
Frank Dalby Davidson. Twayne Publishers, 1979.
EditorEdit
Style and Subject. Harper & Row, 1966.
Aliens in Their Land: The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story. Cheshire, 1968.
ReferencesEdit
^Seymour Daily Tribune. Volume LXVIII No. 261. Seymour, IN. November 2, 1950. Page 9.
^ abc"World Traveler to Give ‘Report from Hermosa." Chicago Homewood Flossmoor Star. Chicago, Illinois. April 30, 1961. Page 9.
^"Recipients of Awards Under Public Law 584 (79th Cong.), During the Calendar Year 1952." "Report on the operations of the Department of State (Under Public Law 584). Message from the President of the United States transmitting a report by the Secretary of State on the operations of the Department of State under section 2 of Public Law 584, Seventy-ninth Congress, as required by that law. March 30, 1953. – Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and ordered to be printed." Serial Set Vol. No.11689. Report: H.Doc. 115. Monday, March 30, 1953. Page 55.
^Oral history from her grandniece Joanne Rorabacher
^The Sylvia Herald and Rualite. Thursday, October 13, 1977. Page 4.
^“Tourist Party Traveling to Antarctica.” ‘’The Christchurch Star.’’ Friday, February 5, 1971, p.1.
October 21, 2023
louise, elizabeth, rorabacher, april, 1906, december, 1993, author, editor, producing, three, college, textbooks, biographies, collections, australian, short, stories, born, 1906, april, 1906worden, michigandieddecember, 1993, 1993, aged, tampa, floridaoccupat. Louise Elizabeth Rorabacher April 10 1906 December 26 1993 was an author and editor producing three college textbooks two biographies and two collections of Australian short stories Louise Elizabeth RorabacherBorn 1906 04 10 April 10 1906Worden MichiganDiedDecember 26 1993 1993 12 26 aged 87 Tampa FloridaOccupationAuthor professorNationalityAmericanPeriod20th centuryGenreNon fictionBorn in Worden Michigan Rorabacher graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1924 and from the University of Michigan Phi Beta Kappa in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree After graduation she taught high school in St Louis Michigan then earned a Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1937 and a PhD in English from the University of Illinois in 1942 She then joined the teaching faculty of Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana as a professor of English 1 In 1946 she took a leave from Purdue to serve with the Fifth Army Air Corps in Korea teaching college English to American occupation forces In 1947 she transferred to Japan as an administrator of the women s program under the auspices of the Eighth Army s military occupation in Yokohama where she taught the concepts of democracy to Japanese women 2 In 1952 53 Rorabacher returned to Japan as a Fulbright lecturer at Tokyo Women s University 3 On her way home she made a trip around the world which included visits to Hong Kong Siam India Pakistan Lebanon Egypt Greece Spain and Portugal 2 In 1956 and again in 1959 she served terms as a member of the Purdue team at Cheng Kung University In Taiwan She also served on the Washington D C staff of the American Association of University Professors in 1956 57 Her special instructional field at Purdue was fiction and her special research was in the field of 19th century fiction 2 She took early retirement from Purdue in 1964 and joined the faculty of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee North Carolina where she taught until her retirement in 1969 She died December 26 1993 in Tampa Florida 4 5 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Bibliography 2 1 Non Fiction 2 2 Editor 3 ReferencesPersonal life EditLouise met her life partner Caroline Hester Lawrence 1898 1999 in the 1960s They lived together in North Carolina and then Florida until Louise s death in 1993 They are buried together in Worden Cemetery in Salem Michigan 6 7 8 Bibliography EditNon Fiction Edit Assignments in Exposition Harper amp Row 1946 A Concise Guide to Composition Harper amp Brothers Publishers 1956 Two Ways Meet Stories of Migrants in Australia F W Cheshire 1963 Marjorie Barnard and M Barnard Eldershaw New York NY Twayne Publishers 1973 Frank Dalby Davidson Twayne Publishers 1979 Editor Edit Style and Subject Harper amp Row 1966 Aliens in Their Land The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story Cheshire 1968 References Edit Seymour Daily Tribune Volume LXVIII No 261 Seymour IN November 2 1950 Page 9 a b c World Traveler to Give Report from Hermosa Chicago Homewood Flossmoor Star Chicago Illinois April 30 1961 Page 9 Recipients of Awards Under Public Law 584 79th Cong During the Calendar Year 1952 Report on the operations of the Department of State Under Public Law 584 Message from the President of the United States transmitting a report by the Secretary of State on the operations of the Department of State under section 2 of Public Law 584 Seventy ninth Congress as required by that law March 30 1953 Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and ordered to be printed Serial Set Vol No 11689 Report H Doc 115 Monday March 30 1953 Page 55 Obituary Accessed April 25 2017 The Tampa Tribune Florida January 20 1994 Oral history from her grandniece Joanne Rorabacher The Sylvia Herald and Rualite Thursday October 13 1977 Page 4 Tourist Party Traveling to Antarctica The Christchurch Star Friday February 5 1971 p 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Elizabeth Rorabacher amp oldid 1142292361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
