Here is the life story of a woman born in rural Minnesota who entered the teaching profession and rose to become a major voice in education. A educator, mother, musician, author, and visionary leader, she never slowed down or acknowledged that it was too late to do something worthwhile; she received her Ph.D degree at the age of 75 and is still going strong.

Her career had a major upsurge and her life took on a dynamic turn when she met Dr. E. Paul Torrance at the University of Minnesota in 1965. After that inspirational experience, she became an enthusiastic advocate of the importance of creativity in education. Her other Galde Press title is The Creativity Force in Education.

About the Author

Dr. Berenice Bleedorn serves as an "Educational Entrepreneur" and has initiated courses and programs in Creative Studies and Future Studies at Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. There she has just completed seventeen years of teaching in both the Education and Business Departments. She founded and directed the Institute for Creative Studies at St. Thomas. Her current title is Director Emeritus. She has been a Colleague of the Creative Education Foundation in Buffalo, New York, for more than thirty years and has been awarded their Service Commitment and Distinguished Leader awards.