1900?Born in Hampton, New Hampshire19061918Grade schools in Newtonville, Massachusetts; Erie and Harbor Creek,
Pennsylvania; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York1918?Graduated from Oil City High School, Oil City, Pennsylvania; left home
for secretarial school in Detroit1926Received B.S. in Dance and Physical Education from University of
Wisconsin in Madison192627Instructor of Rhythm and Dance, State Teachers College, Macomb,
Illinois192731Director of Dance, University of Nebraska in Lincoln193132Graduate Fellowship, Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit, Michigan
1932Received M.A. in Psychology from University of Wisconsin in
Madison193235Director of Recreation at State School for the Deaf in Delevan,
Wisconsin1935Traveled to Mexico by car to observe native rituals 1935Director of Physical Education and Dance, University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point19361938Summer dance workshops at Teachers College, University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point, using creative movement techniques 1938Appointed Associate Professor and Director of Physical Education at
Scripps College, asked to "build dance interest"1941Scripps College co-sponsored regional Dance Symposium1941Became Honorary Member of Scripps College Class of 19411944Began children's dance classes on weekends and during summer1956Reorganized Scripps College Physical Education Program1954Enrolled as graduate student in Latin American Studies at Claremont
Graduate University19554-month sabbatical; traveled to Mexico for cultural studies1958Scripps College opened new dance studio1961Bare Feet published1962Sabbatical: traveled to Europe and the Middle East for cultural
studies1963Promoted to full Professor, given title Director of Dance as well as
P.E.1964Two Left Feet published in Orton Society
Bulletin (now Annals of Dyslexia)1969Dance studio named Beatrice A. Richardson
Studio by Scripps Board of Trustees1969Retired from Scripps College1970Granted emeritus status as Professor of Dance197075Photographer, Institute of Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont,
California1973Appointed member of Claremont Collegiate Schools Board of
Trustees1975Named "Outstanding Alumna," University of Wisconsin in Madison1999Died in Claremont, CaliforniaFrom the guide to the Beatrice A. Richardson collection, 1906-1997, 1938-1975, (Claremont Colleges. Library. Ella Strong Denison Library.)