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Ruth W Crocker | |
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| Born | Ruth Harriet Whipple
[1] December 10, 1946 Mystic, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War |
| Children | Noah Bean |
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Ruth Whipple Crocker (born December 10, 1946) is an American writer and author of the memoir Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War, which began as a Pushcart Prize-nominated essay in O-Dark-Thirty. [2] [3]
Biography
Crocker was born in 1946 in Mystic, Connecticut. After attending Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, she met and married West Point officer David R. Crocker, Jr. [4] When her husband died during the Vietnam War, Crocker went back to school and received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut; an MA in education from Tufts University; and a PhD in nutrition and human development from the University of Connecticut. [5] She received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College in 2011. [6] Her nonfiction essay "Sam's Way" in The Gettysburg Review was listed as a notable essay of 2012 in Best American Essays 2013. [7]
Crocker was a member of the National Board and National Newsletter Editor of the Gold Star Wives of America. [8] She resides in Mystic, Connecticut, and has one son, Noah Bean. [9]
References
- ^ "Estella Whipple Obituary (2008) the Day". Legacy.com.
- ^ "THOSE WHO REMAIN by Ruth W. Crocker." Kirkus Reviews. May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Pushcart Nominations." Veterans Writing Project. December 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Souza, Michael. "Remembrance and Reunion After War." Mystic River Press. November 5, 2014. Accessed March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Veterans Summit: Speakers." Lyndon Vermont State College. Accessed March 10, 2015
- ^ Dorsey, Kristina. "Ruth Crocker pens a post-Vietnam War memoir." The Day. November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ^ Strayed, Cheryl, Ed. The Best American Essays 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Pg. 304.
- ^ "GSW Chapter Region Liaison Director – Gold Star Wives of America." Gold Star Wives of America. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Dorsey, Kristina. "Ruth Crocker pens a post-Vietnam War memoir." The Day. November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015
External links
- Ruth Crocker was a guest alongside authors Lev Grossman and Brian Slattery on WNPR’s "Why We’ll Always Need New Books.”
- "Writing on Water: Why we need war stories"
- Ruth Crocker’s event at the ongoing Dire Literary Series in Cambridge, MA
- "Discover Local Authors focuses on Vietnam War"
- An interview with Ruth Crocker on WTNH-TV's "CT Style."
- "The Buzz: Crocker wins award from Military Writers Society of America"
- "Authors Annette Grunseth and Ruth Crocker talk of their Vietnam book Combat and Campus on VBC Happy Hour"
- "Nurses ‘leave us feeling loved’"