Hasselstrom, Linda M. (1943-)

Linda Hasselstrom is a writer, rancher, educator, and environmentalist. She is known for her poetry and nonfiction work, primarily focused upon the lives of western women and her life on a South Dakota cattle ranch. In addition to writing, she has also been a reporter, educator, and public speaker, and currently [Page 134]performs readings for elementary school teachers and offers writing workshops from her ranch for other women authors. She received a B.A. in English and Journalism from the University of South Dakota in 1965 and an M.A. in English from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1969. She began teaching in different Missouri colleges such as Columbia College and Black Hills State College in Columbia, moved back to South Dakota, and became a writerin-schools ...