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Ann Darr
Ann Darr (March 13, 1920 – December 2, 2007) was an American poet and educator who lived in Washington, D.C. Biography Born Lois Ann Russell in Bagley, Iowa she studied at the University of Iowa where she graduated in 1941 and also completed Civilian Pilot Training. After college she began her career as a writer and broadcaster on the NBC Radio daily program '' The Women of Tomorrow''. When war broke out and her husband, enlisted in the Navy, she applied to the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and trained at Sweetwater, TX under pioneering aviator Jacqueline Cochran. She wrote of her experience as a pilot in her 1978 book ''Cleared For Landing'' which ''The Washington Post' praised for its "keen perception of the darker side of things."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/10/AR2007121001832_2.html Washington Post obituary Darr taught creative writing at American University and at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She died of Alzhei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagley, Iowa
Bagley is a town in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 233 in the 2020 census, a decline from 354 in 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Bagley had its start in the year 1881 by the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad through that territory. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 303 people, 123 households, and 81 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 147 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White, 1.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.3% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population. There were 123 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
