Cheri Register

Cheri Register (1945 – March 7, 2018) was an American author and teacher. She wrote seven books and co-authored three, the most famous of which, Packinghouse Daughter, is a memoir based on her working-class upbringing in her hometown of Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was a two-time Minnesota Book Award winner. Register earned a Ph.D. from University of Chicago where she also received her B.A. and M.A. degrees.[1]

She also wrote about her experiences as mother of two adopted Korean children. Prior to taking up a writing career, she taught and published work on Scandinavian, primarily Swedish, women's history and literature. She taught classes in memoir writing at The Loft Literary Center.

She was Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota.[2]

She suffered from Caroli disease, and documented her experiences in The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life.[3] Register died March 7, 2018.[1]

Bibliography
  • Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects On Raising Internationally Adopted Children (2005), ISBN 1-59743-000-5
  • Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir (2000), ISBN 0-87351-391-6
  • The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life (1999), ISBN 1-56838-346-0
  • Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families With Children Adopted From Other Countries (1990), ISBN 0-02-925750-6
  • Living With Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and Passion (1987), ISBN 0-02-925730-1
  • Mothers-Saviours-Peacemakers: Swedish Women Writers in the Twentieth Century (1983), ISSN 0280-1809
  • Kvinnokamp och litteratur i USA och Sverige (1977), ISBN 91-29-50215-2

References
  1. Nelson, Emma. "Minnesota writer Cheri Register, who told stories with far-reaching resonance, dies at 72". Star Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. Women's Studies Quarterly: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Special Anniversary Issue: 25 Years of Women's Studies History: Looking Back, Moving Forward - 25 Years of Women's ... Vol 25, No.1 & 2, Feminist Press at The City University of New York, ISBN 978-1558611719, p. 165
  3. Silver, Julie K. (2009) Chronic Pain and the Family: A New Guide, Harvard University Press, p. 93
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