Bridgeman, Elizabeth Klein, 1915-1999.

Elizabeth "Betty" (Klein) Bridgeman was born on August 30, 1915. She attended West High School in Minneapolis and graduated from Hamline University (St. Paul, Minn.) in 1936 with a degree in English literature. She also attended King's College, the University of London and the University of Minnesota. She married Donald Elliott Bridgeman, a lawyer, in 1937 and had six children.

Ms. Bridgeman was a well known writer and instructor of English. From 1957 to 1964 she was an adjunct lecturer at Hamline in the English department. During World War II, Ms. Bridgeman wrote three one-act plays supporting the purchase of war bonds, published by the U.S. Treasury Department. Even though her writing spanned many genres, Ms. Bridgeman was best known for her poetry.

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