Fanny Hagin Mayer
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September 3, 1899
Fanny Hagin Mayer | |
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| Born | Fanny Alice Hagin September 3, 1899 Shenandoah, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1990 (aged 91) Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Fanny Alice Mayer, Fannie Alice Mayer |
| Occupations | Educator, folklorist, translator, writer |
Fanny Alice Hagin Mayer (September 3, 1899 – November 6, 1990) was an American folklorist, translator, and educator. Her work focused on Japanese folktales.
Hagin was born in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of Fred Eugene Hagin and Myrtle Edith Willett Hagin. She lived in Japan during her childhood, while her father worked there as a Christian missionary.[1] She graduated from Glendale Union High School[2] and from Occidental College.[3] She earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California.[3]
Career
Hagin taught school in California from 1928 to 1947; she was a vice principal at a junior high school and president of the Toastmistress Club of Glendale.[4] She was a member of the WACs during World War II.[5] After the war she worked in Japan for the Allied occupation forces based in Niigata, as an assistant officer focusing on education and women's affairs. In 1950, she became chair of the English department at Tsuda College.[6][7] She was a lecturer at Tokyo Gakugei University in 1959.[8] In 1960, she spoke at a festival of Asian music and arts at UCLA.[9] In 1963, she taught at Sophia University in Tokyo.[10]
