Nancy Lenkeith
American writer; Voice of America employee who testified during McCarthyism
About Nancy Lenkeith
Lived 1922 – 2015 (aged 92–93). Nancy Lenkeith was a writer.
Nancy Lenkeith ( Nancy Lenkeith Horneffer; 9 May 1922 - 11 Aug 2015) was an American writer. She worked for Voice of America radio. She is known for her testimony before US Senator Joseph McCarthy about dismissal from government service, defending Abraham Lincoln, reading a favorable review of Whittaker Chambers' 1952 memoir Witness, and refusing to live with her supervisor in a commune.
Early life
Lenkeith was born in London, United Kingdom, circa 1922. In 1942, she graduated from Barnard College. She obtained a doctorate in philosophy. She taught at Queens College in Brooklyn, New York, for two years. "The People Really Count," New York Times (8 July 1951) Dante and the Legend of Rome: An Essay (1952)
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Who was Nancy Lenkeith?
American writer; Voice of America employee who testified during McCarthyism (1922-2015)
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Nancy Lenkeith died in 2015.
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