Professional author and teacher with earned degrees from Iowa State Teachers College, State College of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, Arizona State University, Carnegie-Mellon University, etc. I am a strong advocate of abortion rights, and have written several articles and a book on abortion. A life-long champion of woman's equality, member of NOW and FWP, I have worked in a woman's clinic, and for women's right of choice. My interests are reading, library building, writing, sculpture, and gardening when not with my twelve dogs.