INFORMATION ON SEPARATE LIVES: THE STORY OF MARY RIPPON PRESENTATION

"This first biography of the first woman professor and one of the most beloved and respected University of Colorado faculty is a shocker. Pettem finds romance that would make for a fiction best seller.

A love child in academe, a mysterious child fathered by a student, seems incredible baggage for the university's first woman professor, a spinster whom university President Joseph Sewall praised for her 'exalted womanhood.'

In these pages you will find an amazing woman who lived life to the fullest, shattering the mold in which nineteenth century men wrapped women. Beautifully written and carefully researched and told, this story is vivid and unforgettable."
review by Tom Noel, professor of history

One-hour power point program allows time for questions. Contact Silvia Pettem for availability, fees, and more information.