VERNA
SAFRAN
is a teacher, journalist and activist.
In addition to 40
years as a high school English teacher in New York City, she taught
Creative
Writing at Western Connecticut State College and Brooklyn
College. As a
freelance journalist, she's had articles on health and women's issues
published
in The New Republic, The Nation, Glamour and Women's World
magazines.
Verna's also a successful writer for children, with three
professionally
produced musical shows and numerous stories
published in children's magazines. She enjoys tutoring
children in
Reading and working with disabled children in the Asolo's Kaleidescope
program. A member of NOW, she was active in the women's
movement of the
late 1960's, organizing consciousness-raising groups, and
giving talks
about women's rights. Currently she's teaching a course, "The
Sisterhood; a HERstory of the Women's Movement" at the Lifelong
Learning
Academy.
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