Dorothy M. Healy | |
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 Dorothy M. Healy in 1988 | |
| Born | Dorothy Estelle Murphy March 21, 1914 |
| Died | October 16, 1990 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | English professor; collections curator |
| Known for | Co-founder and curator of the Maine Women Writers Collection |
| Spouse | John Vincent Healy |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 1993 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bachelor's degree, Boston University, 1936 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English literature |
| Institutions | Westbrook College |
Dorothy Murphy Healy (March 21, 1914 – October 16, 1990) was an American educator, historian, and curator. She was Professor of English Literature at Westbrook College, Portland, Maine, where she also served in various administrative capacities. In 1959 she co-founded the Maine Women Writers Collection at the college and built the collection into one of over 4,000 volumes by the time of her death in 1990. She was posthumously inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.