Bernard, Jacqueline

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Jacqueline Bernard was born on May 25, 1921 in Le Bourget du Lac, Savoie, France. She attended Vassar College (1939-1941) and the University of Chicago (1941-1942). Bernard was a reporter, advertising copywriter, social activist and writer of books for children. She wrote two books for young adults: Voices from the Southwest (1972) and Journey Toward Freedom: The Story of Sojourner Truth (1967), which was a Horn Book Honor Book and an ALA Notable book. Jacqueline Bernard died in New York City in 1983.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 8, p. 11, v. 45, p. 45.

From the guide to the Jacqueline Bernard papers, 1962-1967, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

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