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class of 1936
inducted in 1996
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Barbara Snedeker Bates
Editor & Author
After graduating from Cheltenham High School in 1936, Barbara Snedeker
Bates attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After completing her degree, she spent
a year working for the Times Chronicle and the Glenside News as the
"assistant everything". Her college experiences earned her a job
with Westminster Press in Philadelphia as the Editor of Books for Young
People. She was also able to raise a family and write eleven of her own
books. Two, The Happy Birthday Present and The Happy Puppy, have even been
translated into French and German. She has also taught several adult school
courses in creative writing. In 1986, Bates was honored with the 16th Drexel
Citation for contributions to children's literature. Currently, she lectures
in creative writing at Beaver College in Glenside.
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