Louise Pound
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Louise Pound (1872-1958) was a distinguished American folklorist and educator.
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[edit] Early life
Pound was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Stephen Bosworth Pound and Laura Pound. Pound studied at the University of Nebraska (B.B. 1892 and M.A., 1895). She continued her studies at the University of Chicago and the University of Heidelberg (Ph.D. 1900).
She was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska for most of her adult life. She saw the university grow from a small prairie college to a great university.
[edit] Professional Life
Pound was a member of many professional societies. She was president of the American Folklore Society, 1925-1927. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Modern Language Association (1954-1955). An athlete in her youth, Pound was inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.
[edit] Personal
Pound was a sister of noted legal educator Roscoe Pound. She was involved in a lesbian relationship with author Willa Cather. [1]
Cather and Pound residence halls at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) are named after Willa Cather and Louise Pound. [2]
[edit] Books Authored by Louise Pound
Poetic Origins and the Ballad (1922)
American Ballads and Songs (1923)
Selected Writings of Louise Pound (1949)
Nebraska Folklore (1959)
[edit] References
- "Pound, Louise." American National Biography. 17:759-760. 1999.
- "Pound, Louise." The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. 24:538. 1953.
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