Donna Woolfolk Cross
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Donna Woolfolk Cross (1947 - ) is an American writer and the author of the novel Pope Joan, about a supposed female Catholic Pope from 855 to 858. She is the daughter of Dorothy Woolfolk, a pioneering woman in the American comic book industry, and of novelist William Woolfolk.
[edit] Eduction
In 1969, Cross graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1972, she earned a master's degree in Literature and Writing from UCLA.
[edit] Bibliography
- Word Abuse: How the Words We Use Use Us (1979) ISBN 978-0-698-10906-3
- Daddy's Little Girl: The Unspoken Bargain Between Fathers and Their Daughters (1983) (with William Woolfolk) ISBN 978-0-13-196279-8
- Mediaspeak: How Television Makes Up Your Mind (1984) ISBN 978-0-451-62802-2
- Speaking of Words: A Language Reader (1986) (with James MacKillop) ISBN 978-0-03-003953-9
- Pope Joan (1996) ISBN 978-0-345-41626-1
