| Summary: | Educator and historian Glennette Tilley Turner was born on November 23, 1933 in Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating from high school, she attended Lake Forest College, earning her B.A. in 1955. She later returned to school at Goddard College to earn her M.A. degree in 1977. In 1962, Turner was hired by the Chicago public school system. She remained there for four years. In 1968, she began teaching in the Wheaton-Warrenville public schools. She remained there for the next twenty years. Turner supervised student teachers at National-Louis University. In addition to her work as a teacher, Turner, a historian, has focused much of her research efforts on the Underground Railroad. She has written six books, including The Underground Railroad in Illinois. Turner also served as an advisor to the National Park Service, where she helped plan programs for the national historic Underground Railroad trail.
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