Reisner, Gena L. (Gena Lee), 1943-

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Gena Lee Reisner was born on February 24, 1943 in Kew Gardens, New York to Bernard and Edith Reisner. She graduated from Herricks High School in 1960. She attended Mount Holyoke from 1960-62, and then transferred to Barnard. In 1964 she entered the Peace Corps and went to Togo, Africa. There she taught English in a small village. She published many articles conscerning her experiences in Africa.

From the guide to the Gena L. Reisner papers MS 0579., 1964-1966, (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)

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creatorOf Reisner, Gena L. (Gena Lee), 1943-. Correspondence, 1964-1966. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
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