Faculty

Edith Pennoyer (Penny) Livermore

About

From the San Francisco area and Napa Valley, California, currently living in Evanston - companioned by four-footed fur folk friends: Achilles, Odysseus, and [of course!] Penelope.

Personal interests include "Connecting": Varieties of humans, languages, cultures; walking (anywhere - wilderness to back alleys); nature in any ilk, "All Creatures Great and Small," sparrow- and squirrel-feeding; weaving and stitching; threads and textiles, ancient and contemporary - including clothing in the ancient world; Baroque music and Broadway musicals; picnics; pots; star-watching; soup kitchens.

Degrees

B.A. Honors (Near Eastern Languages), National University of Ireland, Dublin

Graduate Research (Hebrew and Greek), Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley

M.A., Ph.D., (Classics) Northwestern University