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Casey Geddes Miller (February 26, 1919 – January 5, 1997) was an American feminist author and editor best known for promoting the use of non-sexist writing in the English language. Along with her writing partner, Kate Swift, Miller authored ''The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing'' and ''Words and Women''. == Biography == Casey Miller was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 26, 1919 to Walter and Laura Miller.〔Van Gelder, Lawrence. "Casey Miller, 77, a Promoter Of Nonsexist Language, Dies." New York Times. January 8, 1997: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/08/nyregion/casey-miller-77-a-promoter-of-nonsexist-language-dies.html〕〔United States. Census Bureau 1930. Perry’s Burg, Ohio. District 87-35, Sheet 4A 124.〕 By 1930 her father had died and her mother and sisters moved from Perrysburg, Ohio to New York City.〔United States. Census Bureau 1940. New York, New York S.D. 16 E.D. 31-814 Sheet 1B〕 She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Philosophy in 1940.〔〔Van Nes, Claudia. “Enemy of Sexist Language.” The Courant. January 6, 1997. http://articles.courant.com/1997-01-06/news/9701060134_1_first-book-casey-miller-ms-miller〕 She also studied graphic arts at Yale University. During the Second World War, Miller was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and served for three years in the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington D.C..〔〔 While there, she was involved in war-time cryptography and "helped to break codes used by Japanese" in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II.〔〔Senator Dodd (CT). “Tribute to Casey Miller.” Congressional Record 143:15 (February 7, 1997), p. S1125-6. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-02-07/pdf/CREC-1997-02-07-pt1-PgS1125.pdf〕 After war's conclusion, she moved to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia where she worked from 1947 to 1954 in the landmark's publication department. She became the curriculum editor of Seabury Press Inc. and 10 years later moved to Greenwich, Connecticut to work as a freelance editor from her home.〔〔〔 A few years later, Miller moved to East Haddam, Connecticut in 1967 and began a writing partnership with Kate Swift, which lasted until her death.〔 Throughout her life, Miller was an active philanthropist. She served as a foster parent for dozens of children and donated generously to Smith College, Planned Parenthood, and NAACP.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casey Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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