Katharine Roberts

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KATHARINE ROBERTS AUTHOR … PLAYWRIGHT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Brilliant and Informative Talks on Present Day Problems as Seen from the Viewpoint of a Highly Successful Writer

Author of the Best-Seller The Bravest of These


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POPULAR LECTURE SUBJECTS

Bridgeheads To Peace
Makers of Tomorrow
Knowing the World Through Books



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KATHARINE ROBERTS
Author of Best-Sellers, Foreign Correspondent and Successful Playwright who Brings Lecture Audiences a Writer's Slant on Today's Problems

KATHARINE ROBERTS, who was recently awarded the Knight of the Order of the Crown by the Belgian government for her new book, The Bravest of These, began her professional career as a Foreign Correspondent for the Western Newspaper Union.  Although two years under the age limits, she was the first woman correspondent to enter that country after World War I and was the first correspondent to work there in civilian clothes following World War II.

Switching from light and humorous writing for leading magazines in 1938, Katherine Roberts began her serious works on current affairs.  Her latest book, The Bravest of These was done as a special assignment for Doubleday and Company and treats post-war conditions in Europe.  Other of her books include, Center of the Web and Private Report.  Some of her produced plays were Divorce Me, Dear and Bonfire to Glory.

A frequent contributor to such magazines as Collier's, Liberty, Good Housekeeping, American Mercury and others, Miss Roberts has a colorful background as a journalist.  Her father and grandfather before her were newspaper publishers to whom she gives credit for her early training.

Born at Fort Madison, Iowa, Miss Roberts received her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Teaching Certificate from the School of Education at the State University of Iowa.  She was graduated Phi Betta Kappa and obtained her Master of Arts degree on a graduate scholarship along with a fellowship to work for her Doctorate.


LECTURE SUBJECTS

Makers of Tomorrow
A warm, human understanding of today's children and their problems … specific suggestions to help prepare them for life in the post-war world … illustrative anecdotes and incidents opening the way for better teaching of youth.

This is a stirring plea NOT to let our children suffer from this generation's mistakes.



Bridgeheads to Peace
Frank discussion of Belgium's leadership in fostering peace in war-ravished Europe … demonstrating that human problems are similar to those of nations and can be solved in similar ways.

Peace's greatest hope lies in the minds of men, women and children the world over … education and understanding can make it last.



Knowing the World Through Books
Demonstrating how the world's horizons can be opened even to those who cannot travel … good books bring the world to you.  Great adventures in finding truly good literature concerning the world's vastness … warm, detailed study.

Geographically accurate fiction can be of greater value than dry, factual matter … capsule descriptions of the world's exciting places.




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