Joan Bramsch
Joan Bramsch (February 25, 1936 – March 29, 2009), was an American entrepreneur, teacher, and romance writer. Her published work includes six romance novels and a non-fiction book about homeschooling.[1]
Joan Bramsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1936 |
| Died | March 29, 2009 (aged 73) St. Louis |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupation(s) | Romance writer, teacher |
| Organizations | Romance Writers of America |
| Spouse | William E. Bramsch (1954) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Melvin J. and Margaret (Lameker) Schlanger |
Born in St. Louis in 1936, the daughter of Melvin J. and Margaret Schlanger, she worked as a teletype and radio operator for Delta Air Lines in 1953 and 1954. In 1954, she married William E. Bramsch, an engineer. The couple had five children.[1]
A partner at Gee-Bee Specialties and a free-lance designer from 1970 through 1978, she tutored at private and public schools in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1976 through 1982 and started a business, Liberty Communications House, in 1979. Bramsch attended Washington University in St. Louis, completing an associate of arts degree in 1979, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in English in 1982, and a B.S. in communications and journalism in 1984. She contributed to periodicals and was the newsletter editor for Romance Writers of America from 1984 through 1986.[1]
Bramsch died on March 29, 2009, in St. Louis.[2]
Bibliography
References
- "Joan Bramsch". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- "Joan L. Bramsch". St. Louis Post Dispatch. April 1, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via Legacy.com.