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'''Lucina Kathmann''' (born 28 April 1942) is an [[American people|American]] writer and activist. Her multilingual books, essays, and short stories have been published internationally. She has been an active member of [[PEN International]], a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression since 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/csw57/generaldiscussion/ngos/PEN_International_rev.pdf|title=PEN International's Oral Statement at the 57th CSW Session |publisher=PEN_International}}</ref> and as a board member of [[the Chicago Network]], she represents [[PEN International]] at the [[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagonetworkjp.org/united-nations-commission-on-the-status-of-women-14-march-2019-csw-day-4/|title=United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 63 Second Day–12 March 2019 |author=Lucina Kathmann|publisher=Chicago Network for Justice and Peace|date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> She now acts as International Vice president Emerita of PEN International.
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'''Lucina Kathmann''' (born 28 April 1942) is an [[American people|American]] writer and activist. Her multilingual books, essays, and short stories have been published internationally. She has been an active member of [[PEN International]], a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression since 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/csw57/generaldiscussion/ngos/PEN_International_rev.pdf|title=PEN International's Oral Statement at the 57th CSW Session |publisher=PEN_International}}</ref> and as a board member of the Chicago Network for Justice and Peace, she represents [[PEN International]] at the [[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagonetworkjp.org/united-nations-commission-on-the-status-of-women-14-march-2019-csw-day-4/|title=United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 63 Second Day–12 March 2019 |author=Lucina Kathmann|publisher=Chicago Network for Justice and Peace|date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> She now acts as International Vice president Emerita of PEN International.

==Early life==
Kathmann was born to a pair of physicians. Kathmann earned her [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in philosophy from [[Harvard University]] in 1964 and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] from [[Northwestern University]] in 1967.

==Career==
She taught philosophy at [[Barat College]] for a few years.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aiYz7ArJt_AC&pg=PT307&lpg=PT307&dq=Kathmann+and+Barat+College&q=Kathmann%20and%20Barat%20College#v=snippet|title= Finding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism|publisher= Duke Univ Press |date=November 30, 2007|isbn= 978-0822390381}}</ref>
Kathmann's writing is mainly about women, their struggles and accomplishments, their suppression and their extraordinary contributions to freedom and to literature. In 1989, her novel, ''The Adventures of the Magnificent Kong and Brawny Mouse'' was published by Liberty Press and later came out on special tapes for the blind.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Albert |title=Calendar |url=https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/calendar-653/ |website=Chicago Reader |date=4 May 1989}}</ref>

Moving forward, she wrote a lot of her own pieces in English and Spanish. Throughout the nineties, Kathmann published essays, poetry, translations and children’s stories in a variety of magazines, anthologies, and other venues."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joanneleedom-ackerman.com/tag/lucina-kathmann|title=PEN Journey 33: Senegal and Jamaica: PEN's Reach to Old and New Centers|author=Joanne Leedom-Ackerman|date=June 30, 2020}}|</ref> A bilingual anthology of her children’s stories, ''Payshapes and the Bear'', was published in 1999, which was recognized as a finalist in the International Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2011 International Book Awards|url=http://internationalbookawards.com/aboutuscontactus/2011awardannouncement.html|publisher=International Book Awards}}</ref>

==Selected bibliography==
===Books===
*''The Adventure of the Magnificent Kong and Brawny Mouse'', 1988
*''Payshapes and the Bear'', Chiron Books, (English/Spanish)<ref>{{cite web |title=MBR: Children's Bookwatch, July 2009 |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/jul_09.htm |website=[[Midwest Book Review]]}}</ref>
*''To Make Ourselves Heard''/''Para que nos escuchen : historias del Comité de Escritos del'', Biblioteca de Textos Universitarios, 2002<ref >{{cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/books/NNL_ALEPH002476873/NLI|title=To make ourselves heard : stories from the International PEN Women Writers Committee / Lucina Kathmann = Para que nos escuchen : historias del Comité de Escritos del PEN Inernational / Lucina Kathmann|publisher=The National library of Israel }} </ref>
*''A Forest of Mathematics'',Chiron Books, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buscalibre.us/libro-a-forest-of-mathematics-learning-math-with-payshapes-and-the-bear-libro-en-ingles/9781935178453/p/51363501|title=A Forest of Mathematics: Learning Math With Payshapes and the Bear (libro en inglés)A Forest of Mathematics: Learning Math With Payshapes and the Bear (libro en inglés) |publisher= buscalibre}}</ref>
*''Private Spaces, Public Places: a woman at home in the world'', Madeira Press, 2017<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playsonideas.com/madeira-press/|title=''Private Spaces, Public Places|publisher=Madeira Press}}</ref>

===Essays ===
*“The Woman Who Knows Latin (Inglés),” "Cordite Poetry Review"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cordite.org.au/essays/the-woman-who-knows-latin-ingles/|title=The Woman Who Knows Latin |publisher=Cordite Poetry Review|date=March 2004}}</ref>
*“Destination Kurdistan,’’ "Cordite Poetry Review"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cordite.org.au/essays/destination-kurdistan/|title=Destination Kurdistan |publisher= Cordite Poetry Review|date=November 2005}}</ref>
*“Murder by Another Name,’’ "PEN INTERNATIONAL", 7 April 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pen-international.org/news/murder-by-another-name-by-lucina-kathmann|title=Murder by Another Name by Lucina Kathmann|publisher=PEN International|date=April 17, 2013}}</ref>
*“Ženske morajo prenašati več težav”/”Women Have to Put up with More Problems,”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vrabecanarhist.eu/lucina-kathmann-neza-vilhelm-intervju/|title= Ženske morajo prenašati več težav|publisher=Portal za književnost in mišljenje|date=November 2005}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[:Category: 1942 births]]
[[:Category: Living people]]
[[:Category: Harvard University alumni]]
[[:Category: Northwestern University alumni]]
[[:Category: American women writers]]
[[:Category: Mexican journalists]]
[[:Category: American emigrants to Mexico]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 10 January 2022

Ninalwriter/sandbox
BornAlbany, New York
OccupationWriter and activist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University and Northwestern University
Notable workPayshapes and the Bear
SpouseCharles Kuschinski (1942-1996)

Lucina Kathmann (born 28 April 1942) is an American writer and activist. Her multilingual books, essays, and short stories have been published internationally. She has been an active member of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression since 1986[1] and as a board member of the Chicago Network for Justice and Peace, she represents PEN International at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.[2] She now acts as International Vice president Emerita of PEN International.

Early life

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Kathmann was born to a pair of physicians. Kathmann earned her BA in philosophy from Harvard University in 1964 and an MA from Northwestern University in 1967.

Career

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She taught philosophy at Barat College for a few years.[3] Kathmann's writing is mainly about women, their struggles and accomplishments, their suppression and their extraordinary contributions to freedom and to literature. In 1989, her novel, The Adventures of the Magnificent Kong and Brawny Mouse was published by Liberty Press and later came out on special tapes for the blind.[4]

Moving forward, she wrote a lot of her own pieces in English and Spanish. Throughout the nineties, Kathmann published essays, poetry, translations and children’s stories in a variety of magazines, anthologies, and other venues."[5] A bilingual anthology of her children’s stories, Payshapes and the Bear, was published in 1999, which was recognized as a finalist in the International Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.[6]

Selected bibliography

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Books

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  • The Adventure of the Magnificent Kong and Brawny Mouse, 1988
  • Payshapes and the Bear, Chiron Books, (English/Spanish)[7]
  • To Make Ourselves Heard/Para que nos escuchen : historias del Comité de Escritos del, Biblioteca de Textos Universitarios, 2002[8]
  • A Forest of Mathematics,Chiron Books, 2008[9]
  • Private Spaces, Public Places: a woman at home in the world, Madeira Press, 2017[10]

Essays

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  • “The Woman Who Knows Latin (Inglés),” "Cordite Poetry Review"[11]
  • “Destination Kurdistan,’’ "Cordite Poetry Review"[12]
  • “Murder by Another Name,’’ "PEN INTERNATIONAL", 7 April 2013[13]
  • “Ženske morajo prenašati več težav”/”Women Have to Put up with More Problems,”[14]

References

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  1. ^ "PEN International's Oral Statement at the 57th CSW Session" (PDF). PEN_International.
  2. ^ Lucina Kathmann (March 12, 2019). "United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 63 Second Day–12 March 2019". Chicago Network for Justice and Peace.
  3. ^ Finding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism. Duke Univ Press. November 30, 2007. ISBN 978-0822390381.
  4. ^ Williams, Albert (4 May 1989). "Calendar". Chicago Reader.
  5. ^ Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (June 30, 2020). "PEN Journey 33: Senegal and Jamaica: PEN's Reach to Old and New Centers".|
  6. ^ "The 2011 International Book Awards". International Book Awards.
  7. ^ "MBR: Children's Bookwatch, July 2009". Midwest Book Review.
  8. ^ "To make ourselves heard : stories from the International PEN Women Writers Committee / Lucina Kathmann = Para que nos escuchen : historias del Comité de Escritos del PEN Inernational / Lucina Kathmann". The National library of Israel.
  9. ^ "A Forest of Mathematics: Learning Math With Payshapes and the Bear (libro en inglés)A Forest of Mathematics: Learning Math With Payshapes and the Bear (libro en inglés)". buscalibre.
  10. ^ "Private Spaces, Public Places". Madeira Press.
  11. ^ "The Woman Who Knows Latin". Cordite Poetry Review. March 2004.
  12. ^ "Destination Kurdistan". Cordite Poetry Review. November 2005.
  13. ^ "Murder by Another Name by Lucina Kathmann". PEN International. April 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Ženske morajo prenašati več težav". Portal za književnost in mišljenje. November 2005.

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