H. Rea Woodman
Hannah Rea Woodman (February 10, 1870 – 1951) was an American writer and educator.
A native of Jacksonville, Illinois, Woodman was the daughter of William Clayton Woodman and his wife. Soon after her birth, the family moved to Wichita, Kansas,[1] where her family home served as the first hotel in the city.[2] At the age of three Hannah was captured by the Arapaho; William Mathewson assisted in her return. Woodman went on to attend Garfield University before finishing her bachelor's degree at Drake University and receiving a master's degree from the University of Kansas; she also engaged in graduate work at the University of Nebraska and the University of Minnesota. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she taught for a time at a variety of institutions, embarking at the same time upon a writing career. In 1927 she returned to Wichita, passing the rest of her life teaching privately while continuing to write.[1] She worked in a variety of genres, producing plays, poems, and essays.[3] Woodman died in Wichita,[1] and is buried there at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Woodman is the namesake of Rea Woodman Elementary School in Wichita, opened in January 1956.[4] Many of her manuscripts are held in the collection of the Kansas Historical Society alongside other printed material from her career.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Rea Woodman manuscripts and printed items – State Archives – Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
- ^ "Subject(s): Rea Woodman" (PDF). Wichita State University libraries’ department of special collections. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Woodman, H. Rea 1870– (Hannah Rea) [WorldCat Identities]". Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
- ^ "About Woodman / History". Woodman Elementary School. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
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