Biography:

Public school teacher.. Born– Furman, Ala. Parents– Herbert Curtis and Emma Farrior McCondichie.  Married– William Ward Thompson. Children– One foster child. Education– received degrees from Huntingdon and Howard Colleges; further study at University of Alabama, Birmingham Southern College, and Peabody College. Taught in public schools of Alabama for 50 years. Awarded honorary D.H.L. degree by London Institute of Applied Letters; sponsor of Red Cross and March of Dimes.

Source:

Book jacket to Presentations for Children.

Publication(s):

Presentations for Children– the Fun of Reading. Hicksville, N.Y.; Exposition Press, 1960.