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1 of 1977 Irene Schultz

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Name	Schultz, Irene
Born	1927
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois
Places of residence	Lived in Woodstock in 1969 Moved to Lake Bluff approximately 1981, until her passing.
Education	Brown University BA in Art from Northwestern University, 1948 MA from Roosevelt University, 1968
Occupation	Educator and Author Was an elementary school teacher in Woodstock and other school systems in the 1950s and 1960s and a teacher in the Waukegan school system from 1965 to when she retired in 1982.
Role	Writer
Publications	Wrote and published 30 children's books in "The Woodland Mysteries" series. - The books are for 5th and 6th graders who struggle to read. - Initially published through Shultz' Black and White and Read All Over publishing company; the books are still in print.
Notes	The main characters in her books, The Woodlanders, are teens who live in Lake Bluff and travel around the world on their adventures.

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