Ortiz, Bobbye S.

Social activist and Marxist feminist.

From the description of Sound recordings, ca. 1950-1985 [sound recordings]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 682068304

From the description of Papers, 1930-1990. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 45279917

From the description of Bobbye Ortiz Papers, 1919-1993 and n.d. (bulk 1950-1990). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 78696887

From the description of Sound recordings, ca. 1950-1985 [sound recording]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 45442632

• 1918, July 2: Born in Memphis, Tenn.
• 1928 - 1929 : Attended Lockhart-Moore Academy, Little Rock, Ark.
• 1929 - 1930 : Attended Fassifern School, Hendersonville, N.C.
• 1930 - 1932 : Attended Kidd-Key College and Conservatory, Sherman, Tex.
• 1932 - 1933 : Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark.
• 1933 - 1935 : Undergraduate at Barnard College at age 15
• 1935 - 1937 : University of Chicago
• 1939 - 1944 : Lived in Mexico
• 1939: Married to Robert G. Colodny, separated 1940
• 1940 - 1952 : Married to Cesar Ortiz
• 1942, May 6: Daughter Victoria born
• 1951 - 1953 : Studied at the Sorbonne, Paris and traveled extensively in Europe
• 1953 - 1956 : Lived in England
• 1957: Returned to United States
• 1960: B.A. in Spanish, New York University
• 1963: M.A. in Spanish, New York University
• 1963, Fall: Teaching assistant in Spanish, NYU
• 1968 - 1983 : Associate Editor, Monthly Review
• 1979: Co-founder of WIRE (Women's International Resource Exchange)
• 1989: Awarded the Arthur J. Felberbaum Award from the New York Marxist School
• 1990, June 15: Died, New York City

From the guide to the Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990), (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)