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Victorian scholar Stedman shaping Roosevelts English program
Joseph Williams profiles Jane W. Stedman, a renowned English professor at Roosevelt University. The piece traces her lifelong love of literature, her career path from Wayne University to the University of Chicago, and her long tenure at Roosevelt since 1953. It highlights her scholarly impact, awards, Gilbert studies, and influence on students who became editors, teachers, and authors.
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Joseph Williams
Prof
Stedman
Macaulay
Horatius
Lord Byron
Moore
Byron
Roosevelt University
P. T. Barnum
Wayne University
Wayne
W. S. Gilbert
United States
University of Chicago
Carnegie
College of the University
Downtown
Napier Wilt
Kendall B. Taft
Roosevelt Univesity
University of Chicago Press
Gilbert
Sullivan
Miss Stedman
Indiana University Press
Bronte Society
Hyde Parkers
Victoria
England
Guggenheim
Fullbright
Gloria Cohen
Carol Walker
University of Illinois
Walker
Southwest City College
Allen Kelson
Chicago Guide Magazine
Kelson