Cheri Register
Cheri Register (born 1945) is an American author and teacher. She has written seven books and co-authored three, the most famous of which, Packinghouse Daughter, is a memoir based on her working-class upbringing in her hometown of Albert Lea, Minnesota. She also writes about her experiences as mother of two adopted Korean children. Prior to taking up a writing career, she taught and published work on Scandinavian, primarily Swedish, women's history and literature. She teaches classes in memoir writing at The Loft Literary Center.
She is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota.[1]
She suffers from Caroli disease, and documented her experiences in The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life.[2]
Bibliography
- Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects On Raising Internationally Adopted Children (2005), ISBN 1-59743-000-5
- Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir (2000), ISBN 0-87351-391-6
- The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life (1999), ISBN 1-56838-346-0
- Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families With Children Adopted From Other Countries (1990), ISBN 0-02-925750-6
- Living With Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and Passion (1987), ISBN 0-02-925730-1
- Mothers-Saviours-Peacemakers: Swedish Women Writers in the Twentieth Century (1983), ISSN 0280-1809
- Kvinnokamp och litteratur i USA och Sverige (1977), ISBN 91-29-50215-2
References
- ↑ Women's Studies Quarterly: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Special Anniversary Issue: 25 Years of Women's Studies History: Looking Back, Moving Forward - 25 Years of Women's ... Vol 25, No.1 & 2, Feminist Press at The City University of New York, ISBN 978-1558611719, p. 165
- ↑ Silver, Julie K. (2009) Chronic Pain and the Family: A New Guide, Harvard University Press, p. 93
External links
- Official website
- Harper Academic biography
- Cheri Register biography on As Simple As That!
- The Loft Learning Center's biography of Register
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