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Joyce Hansen was born on 18 October, 1942 in The Bronx, New York City, U.S., is an American writer (b. 1942). Discover Joyce Hansen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Writer, the schoolteacher
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 18 October, 1942
Birthday 18 October
Birthplace The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1942

Joyce Viola Hansen (born October 18, 1942) is an American writer and retired schoolteacher.

She has earned recognition for her books for children and youth, particularly her historical fiction and non-fiction works about African-American history.

Hansen was born in the Bronx, New York City on October 18, 1942.

Her parents were Austin Victor, a photographer, and Lilian Dancy Hansen.

1972

She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Pace University (1972) and a master's degree in English from New York University (1978).

1980

Her first novel was The Gift-Giver (1980), about a group of friends living in the Bronx.

1986

She wrote two sequels to the book, Yellow Bird and Me (1986) and One True Friend (2001).

In addition to novels set in contemporary urban settings, Hansen has written several works of historical fiction about African-American history, including books about slavery and the Civil War.

Which Way Freedom? (1986), her first work of historical fiction, was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

1991

The book, which was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, detailed the 1991 discovery and excavation of a burial ground for slaves and free blacks in New York City.

1994

Her novels The Captive (1994) and I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl (part of the Dear America series of books) were also named Coretta Scott King Honor Books.

Hansen has also written several non-fiction books for youth about African-American and African history.

1995

For 22 years, she worked as a teacher in New York City public schools, before retiring in 1995.

After retirement she lived with her husband in South Carolina and wrote.

Hansen has said that her writing is motivated by a drive to increase interest in reading among her students and others who are underrepresented in children's literature.

1998

The book, about a Black teenager serving with the Union Army in the Civil War, was the first of a trilogy of books that included Out From This Place (1998) and The Heart Calls Home (1999).

Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made A Difference (1998) features short biographies of thirteen influential Black women, including neurosurgeon Alexa Canady, astronaut Mae Jemison, and activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

Kirkus Reviews called the book "inspirational" and "effective as art and as history".

With Gary McGowan, Hansen wrote Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground (1998).

2003

Also with McGowan, Hansen wrote Freedom Roads (2003), a non-fiction account of the Underground Railroad, which Kirkus called "well-written, well-documented, imaginatively arranged".

2004

Hansen's 2004 book, African Princess: The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women, profiles six prominent women, including Hatshepsut, Amina, and Elizabeth of Toro.

A New York Times review called the book "[m]eticulously researched" and "rich with detail, drama and intrigue".