Biographical sketches of three prominent women whose innovative approaches to education and literature have had far reaching consequences.
VALERIE HARMS is the author of nine distinguished books in various genres: the environment, psychology, women's studies, biography, juveniles. A graduate of Smith College, she not only writes, but also consults and teaches in these areas. Her most recent book is Dreaming of Animals.
For 7 years she was a Science Editor at the National Audubon Society in New York City.Grosset/Putnam published her National Audubon Society Almanac of the Environment / The Ecology of Everyday Life .
She has taught writing since 1979 as a faculty member of the Long Ridge Writers Group, which offers courses on writing for the adult trade and juvenile markets, and as a private counselor and workshop leader.
For over 20 years she has taught the Intensive Journal method, a psychological self-help tool developed by Ira Progoff. She has studied the ideas of Carl Jung, led a tour to Switzerland based on his life, and taught courses regularly at the C.G. Jung Foundation in NYC.
Her self-designed programs have been given in the northeast, plus Chicago, Berkeley, Vancouver, and Skyros, Greece. She has been tour leader on 4 trips to Europe and lived in France for 3 years.
In the '70's, she co-founded Magic Circle Press. As director, she edited, produced, and distributed 15 titles. Honors received: a National Science Teachers Award, National Endowment for the Arts Grant, an NET documentary, and the Pushcart Prize for the Best of the Small Presses.
She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs. Honored by the United Nations as 'a most remarkable woman,' she is also listed in various Who's Who directories.
Recent travels have taken her for long stays in Costa Rica, Mexico, Bali, and Morocco.
