O'Shea, Kathleen A.

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O'SHEA, Kathleen A.

O'SHEA, Kathleen A. American, b. 1944. Genres: Bibliography. Career: Roman Catholic nun, 1963-96, including assignments as teacher at a parochial school in Plainfield, NJ, 1964-65; English teacher at a school in Santiago, Chile, 1965-73; high school teacher in Santa Fe, NM, 197375; Spanish teacher and department head at a private school in Canyon City, CO, 1977-79; teacher of English and Spanish at a parochial high school in Salina, KS, 1980-83; teacher of English as a second language and adult education classes in Orlando, FL, 1984-89; and teacher of English as a second language in Norman, OK, 1989-91. Crisis intervention hotline counselor in Santa Fe, 1974-75; Upward Bound teacher and counselor at colleges in Santa Fe, 1973 and 1974, and Holland, MI, 1977 and 1978; Beacon Lodge Camp for the Blind, counselor and director of adult unit, 1975 and 1976; Innisfree Village, Crozet, VA, house parent and counselor, 1979-85; counselor and teacher in a migrant education program, Salina, 1979-81; Beardall Senior Center, creator and director of Eldertheatre, 1984-89; Florida Peace and Justice Coalition, interpreter for visiting Latin American human rights activists, 1984-89; legal deposition interpreter in Orlando, 1986-88. Guest on media programs; gives readings from her works. Publications: (with B.R. Fletcher) Female Offenders: An Annotated Bibliography, 1997; Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998, 1998. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA 22932-1633, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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