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Borghild Dahl
BORGHILD DAHL (February 5, 1890 - February 20, 1984) was a Norwegian-American writer who overcame blindness and prejudice in midlife to become a high-school principal in Minnesota for more than 10 ...voir plusBORGHILD DAHL (February 5, 1890 - February 20, 1984) was a Norwegian-American writer who overcame blindness and prejudice in midlife to become a high-school principal in Minnesota for more than 10 years, and then a professor at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1926-1939.
She was born and grew up in Minneapolis, the daughter of Norwegian parent, where she attended high school. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she also undertook graduate work, and received her M.A. at Columbia University. She was the first woman granted a fellowship to Norway from the American-Scandinavian Foundation, and was the first foreign-born woman to be made a Norsk Akademiker at the University of Oslo. She was also decorated with the Medal of St. Olaf by the King of Norway.
Dahl gained wide experience as an educator in Minnesota and South Dakota, both as teacher and high school principal, and for thirteen years was Professor of Literature and Journalism at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
In addition to Finding My Way, Borghild Dahl was the author of I Wanted To See, Karen, Homecoming, Stowaway to America, A Minnetonka Summer, and Under This Roof.
She passed away in Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota in 1984 at the age of 94.voir moins
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