IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
ESTHER MAE CHRISTENSEN GROW
(1891-1993)
MEMOIR, 1993
38 pages
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ACQUISITION: |
The memoir (donor no.
292) was donated by Sally
Kenney in 1995. |
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ACCESS: |
The memoir is open
for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kachina Dunn, 1995. |
Biography
Esther Mae Christensen Grow was born in 1891
to Andrew and Mary Christensen, two Danish immigrants. She and her eight siblings grew up on
several farms in western Iowa and Nebraska.
At sixteen, she passed the state teacher's examinations and began
teaching in a one-room country school.
After four years as a social worker in Chicago and Omaha, Grow returned
to Iowa and received her college degree from Iowa State Teacher's College (now
the University of Northern Iowa).
During the time she was a teacher and a principal in an Iowa
consolidated high school, Grow married and had four children.
Scope and
Content Note
The Esther Mae Christensen Grow memoir, written circa 1993, is 38 pages in length and is made up of seven essays and seven
poems. The essays describe Grow's family,
her childhood, and her experiences in country school, in college, and as a
teacher. The memoir was transcribed by
Grow's granddaughter, Sally Kenney.
Folder no. Description
Folder 1
Memoir transcription