University of Michigan Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of June Thompson
June Thompson June Thompson was born February 8, 1926, in St. Louis MO. She died May 16, 2013. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1947, and then moved to New York City, where she wrote advertising copy for Henry Holt and Co., 1947-1950. She earned her M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Columbia University in 1951. She first taught in Bellflower CA, then in Palo Alto, from 1953-1970. She spent her sabbatical year in London, 1962-1963, studying at the Montessori...