Betty Jamerson Reed (born 1937) is a researcher, author and retired educator in the United States.
Betty Jamerson Reed (born 1937) is a researcher, author and retired educator in the United States.
Early life and education
She is a native of western North Carolina.[1] She graduated from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. She taught History, English, and Spanish at East Henderson High School, Brevard High School, and Rosman High School and has also been an instructor at Blue Ridge Community College, Mars Hill College, Brevard College, and Western Carolina University.[2]
Career
She surveyed Rosenwald Schools in southwestern North Carolina for the State Archives Department in 2002.[1] Reed authored The Brevard Rosenwald School; Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town, 1920-1966 in 2004.[3] The Brevard Rosenwald School had also been the subject of her dissertation.[4]
In 2011, she published School Segregation in Western North Carolina, A History, 1860s-1970s. In 2012 she was honored by the American Association of State and Local History for her book.[5]
Other
Her writings have also been included in anthologies.[6] She also writes poetry.[1] She lives in Transylvania County, North Carolina.[1]
She was interviewed in 2020.[7]
Writings
Articles
- "Sequoyah, the Son of a Virginian” The Virginia Writers Journal (July 2022)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "WNCHA History Hour: The Brevard Rosenwald School".
- ^ "Retired Teacher Explores the History of School Segregation in Western North Carolina | Bold Life". www.boldlife.com.
- ^ Davis, David L. (May 1, 2005). "The Brevard Rosenwald School: Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town, 1920-1966". Journal of Southern History. 71 (2): 484–485. doi:10.2307/27648790. JSTOR 27648790 – via go.gale.com.
- ^ Gutman, Marta; Coninck-Smith, Ning De (January 8, 2008). Designing Modern Childhoods: History, Space, and the Material Culture of Children. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813541952 – via Google Books.
- ^ http://download.aaslh.org/awards+material/2012+Leadership+in+History+Awards+Winners+By+State.pdf
- ^ "Virginia Writers Club - VWC Member/Chapter News - October 2022". www.virginiawritersclub.org.
- ^ Post, Guest (October 29, 2020). "Author Interview: Betty Jamerson Reed, Author of Soldiers in Petticoats". Nonfiction Authors Association.