Vinnie B. Clark (1878–1971) was an educator and author who established and developed the geography department at

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Early life

Vinnie B. Clark was born in 1878 in

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, the daughter of Dr. Gilbert J. Clark and Mrs. Elva V. Martin. She graduated from the

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; she studied at Oshkosh State Normal School and

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Career

She was an educator and author. She moved to San Diego in 1914 and established and developed the geography department at

. She advocated the hiring of Alvena Storm. She traveled extensively. She is the author of ''Europe, a geographical reader'' (1925). She was the member of

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, Amphion Club, Pacific Geographic Society,

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. She resigned in 1937.

Personal life

Vinnie B. Clark moved to California in 1914 and lived at New Palace Hotel,

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. She died in 1971.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Vinnie B. People from Mayville, Wisconsin 1878 births 1971 deaths People from San Diego University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni San Diego State University faculty