Jan Slepian

Jan Slepian
Born
Janice Berek

(1921-01-02)January 2, 1921
New York City, New York
DiedNovember 2, 2016(2016-11-02) (aged 95)
Arlington, Massachusetts[1]
Alma materBrooklyn College
University of Washington
Occupation(s)author, speech therapist
SpouseDavid Slepian

Janice Slepian (née Berek; January 2, 1921 – November 2, 2016), was an author of books for children and young adults and a poet. She obtained a degree in psychology at Brooklyn College, later doing graduate work in clinical psychology and speech pathology at the University of Washington in Seattle. She worked as a speech therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and then embarked on a writing career.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference auto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Penguin profile of Jan Slepian
  3. ^ Herbert N. Foerstel, Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries, Greenwood Publishing Group, July 2002, p. 171
  4. ^ Jan Slepian Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2016.