Mina P. Shaughnessy [SEP] date of birth
Mina P. Shaughnessy
Mina P. Shaughnessy (1924–1978), a miner's daughter, born in the mining town of Lead, South Dakota, was a teacher and innovator in the field of basic writing at the City University of New York (CUNY).
Early life.
Despite growing up in a small town with limited resources for education, Shaughnessy and her older brother George lived fairly enriched academic lives as children. Though her father, Albert Pendo, only maintained an eighth grade education, whereupon he began a nearly
the Legacy of Mina Shaughnessy: A Critique of the Politics of Linguistic Innocence.” "Journal of Basic Writing" 10 (1991): 26-40.
- Jane Maher, "Mina P. Shaughnessy: Her Life and Work", National Council of Teachers of English, 1997,
- Jane Maher, "Writing the Life of Mina P. Shaughnessy", "Journal of Basic Writing". 16 (1997): 51-63.
- Molloy, Sean, "Diving in or Guarding the Tower