Frances E. Henne
| Frances E Henne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1906 Springfield, Illinois |
| Died | December 21, 1985 (aged 79) Greenfield, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Public Librarian, MLIS educator, and author |
Frances E. Henne (October 11, 1906 – December 21, 1985) was an American librarian. During a time when many women received very little education, Henne pursued a life of education and became a leader and expert in creating standards for school librarians. In 1999, American Libraries named her one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century."
Henne was born in Springfield, Illinois in October 1906. Henne graduated from the University of Illinois in 1929 with a BA degree, and then went on to receive her masters in English in 1934. During her schooling, Henne was introduced to the library profession while working at the Lincoln Public Library.
Once Henne completed her master's degree in English, she ventured to New York City to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Librarianship at Columbia University. Simultaneously working at the New York Public Library while completing her education, Henne gained valuable insight and experience that would shape her career and significant contributions to the Library Science field.
After completing her Library schooling, Henne taught in school librarianship at Albany from 1937 to 1939. In 1939 Louis Round Wilson, a dean at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School, invited Henne to teach at the university’s graduate library school. Henne accepted the offer, and in doing so, she became the first woman faculty member at the university. Always committed to her studies and pursuing higher education, Henne did not limit her career to teaching at the university. Henne herself wrote, "Education, including professional training, is a life long process." She practiced what she preached and began her doctoral studies in 1939 and obtained her doctorate degree in 1949. Her doctoral studies were focused on school libraries and school library standards, and she continued to focus on school libraries and reshaping and revising standards throughout the rest of her career.
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