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Donna Boutelle
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Donna Boutelle, from a 1955 newspaper
BornOctober 8, 1931
Sioux City, Iowa
Died (aged 76)
Santa Rosa, California
Occupation(s)Historian, college professor

Donna Lee Boutelle (October 8, 1931 – January 17, 2008) was an American medieval historian and college professor. She was a professor of history at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), president of the West Coast Association of Women Historians from 1972 to 1973, and co-chair of the Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession from 1974 to 1975.

Early life and education[edit]

Boutelle was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Jeanette Allison Milton, a photographer.[1] She attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, Santa Rosa Junior College,[2][3] and the University of California, Berkeley.[4] She earned an associate degree at Santa Rosa in 1953,[5] completed WAC training at Fort McClellan in 1955,[6] earned a bachelor's degree at Berkeley in 1960,[7] a master's degree in history in 1962,[8] and a PhD in history in 1970, with a dissertation titled "Louis the Pious and Ermoldus Nigellus: An Inquiry Into the Historical Reliability of In Honorem Hludowici".[9]

Career[edit]

In the 1950s and 1960s, Boutelle was a psychiatric technician at the Sonoma State Hospital.[10] For over forty years, Boutelle was a history professor on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach. She achieved full professor status in 1978.[11] She specialized in the early Middle Ages, and was associate vice-president for academic affairs at CSULB.[12] She taught in New Zealand on an exchange program. She retired in 2004.[13]

Boutelle was president of the West Coast Association of Women Historians from 1972 to 1973, and co-chair of the Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession.[14][15][16] She regularly reviewed books for journals including RQ[17][18] and The History Teacher.[19][20][21] She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[22]

Personal life[edit]

Boutelle married a Marine corporal, William Cavenaugh Rose, in 1950;[2] they divorced in 1952.[23] She died in 2008, aged 76 years, in Santa Rosa, California.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jeanette Milton". The Press Democrat. 1966-10-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Wedding Held in Oceanside". The Press Democrat. 1950-09-03. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Former Grad Honored". Oak Leaf. April 21, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. ^ a b "Donna Lee Boutelle Obituary". Long Beach Press-Telegram, via Legacy.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ^ "202 J.C. Candidates for Degrees Saturday". The Press Democrat. 1953-06-11. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ends Training". The Spokesman-Review. 1955-11-30. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-04-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berkeley, University of California (1960). Commencement. p. 82.
  8. ^ Berkeley, University of California (1962). Commencement Programs. p. 121.
  9. ^ Boutelle, Donna Lee (1970). Louis the Pious and Ermoldus Nigellus: An Inquiry Into the Historical Reliability of In Honorem Hludowici. University of California.
  10. ^ Pingree, Dorothy (1963-08-04). "Valley Varieties". The Press Democrat. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Historical News". Pacific Historical Review. 47 (1): 163. 1978. doi:10.2307/3637368. ISSN 0030-8684. JSTOR 3637368.
  12. ^ "LBSU Plans Center for College Career Advice". Press-Telegram. 1976-04-15. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "History teacher devoted more than 40 years to CSULB". Daily Forty-Niner. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  14. ^ "CCWH Presidents". Coordinating Council for Women in History. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  15. ^ "Tribute to Grace H. Larsen and Election of Officers" (PDF). West Coast Association of Women Historians Newsletter. Vol. 5. May 1974. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Women Historians to Speak". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1976-03-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Boutelle, Donna L. (1983). "Review of Atlas of Medieval Europe". RQ. 23 (2): 230–231. ISSN 0033-7072. JSTOR 25827136.
  18. ^ Boutelle, Donna L. (1983). "Review of Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Volume 1: Aachen—Augustinism". RQ. 22 (3): 304. ISSN 0033-7072. JSTOR 25826967.
  19. ^ Boutelle, Donna L. (2001). "Review of Through the Eyes of Innocents: Children Witness World War II". The History Teacher. 34 (4): 555–556. doi:10.2307/3054222. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 3054222.
  20. ^ Boutelle, Donna L. (1993). "Review of Charles the Bald". The History Teacher. 27 (1): 100–102. doi:10.2307/494346. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 494346.
  21. ^ Boutelle, Donna L.; Arnold, Linda (1974). "Review of Replica Sculpture, Alva Museum Replicas, Inc". The History Teacher. 7 (3): 467–471. doi:10.2307/492652. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 492652.
  22. ^ Rho Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa (2018-01-16). "Charter Members". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  23. ^ "Divorces". The Press Democrat. 1952-01-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
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