Mehaffey, Karen Rae

views updated

MEHAFFEY, Karen Rae

MEHAFFEY, Karen Rae. American, b. 1959. Genres: History, Women's studies and issues, Bibliography. Career: Gale Research Co., Detroit, MI, research assistant for Literary Criticism, 1982-83, research coordinator, 1983-84; University of Michigan-Dearborn, library assistant in archives, 1985; high school music teacher and head librarian in Detroit, 1986-88; Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, assistant librarian in cataloging and technical services, Edmund Cardinal Szoka Library, 1988-, acting head librarian, 1992-94, library director, 1994-. Publications: Victorian American Women, 1840-1880: An Annotated Bibliography, 1992; The Afterlife: Mourning Rituals and the Mid-Victorians, 1993; In Remembrance: Mourning and the American Civil War, forthcoming. Contributor to books. Address: 22736 Wellington, Dearborn, MI 48124, U.S.A. Online address: krmehaffey@yahoo.com

More From encyclopedia.com