| Edith Overlease | |
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Full name |
Edith Dymond Overlease |
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Presence at Shimer |
1951– |
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Presence on Earth |
1933– |
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BS |
Indiana University 1956 |
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Role(s) |
Mount Carroll period alum |
Edith Overlease was a student at Shimer College in the early Great Books period, listed as a member of the class of 1955.
Biography[]
Brief description[]
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Edith Overlease (b. 1933) is an Indiana naturalist and botanist. She and her husband William Overlease have coauthored several books on the natural history of Indiana and Michigan, including the compendious 100 Years of Change in the Distribution of Common Indiana Weeds (2007). She studied at Shimer College in Illinois and at Indiana University, completing a BS in education in 1956 and teaching elementary school from 1958 to 1974. (from Shimer College Wiki)
Biography[]
Overlease transferred to Indiana University, where she graduated with a BS in Education in 1956.[1] She taught elementary school from 1958 to 1974.[2]
Edith and William Overlease have jointly authored several books on the natural history of Indiana and Michigan, including 100 Years of Change in the Distribution of Common Indiana Weeds.
Profiled[]
Resources[]
- William and Edith Overlease Collection at Michigan State University
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