Bette Howland
Bette Howland (January 28, 1937 – December 13, 2017) was an American writer and literary critic. She wrote for "Commentary Magazine". Personal life. Born Bette Lee Sotonoff to Sam Sotonoff, a machinist, and Jessie Berger, a homemaker, she focused much of her work on her native Chicago, though she left the city in 1975. In 1956, she married Howard Howland, a biologist. The couple had two sons but later separated and divorced, though she kept his surname. She worked as a librarian and did editorial work for the University of Chicago Press. Critical reappraisal. In 2013 editor Brigid Hughes  found Howland's book "W-3" and decided to include some of Howland's work in an issue of the literary journal "A Public Space" dedicated to obscure and forgotten women writers. "A Public Space" eventually decided to publish some of Howland's stories through their imprint in 2019, under the title "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage". Death. Howland died on December 13, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aged 80. She had multiple sclerosis and dementia. She was survived by her two sons, Jacob and Frank; a sister, Mrs. Rochelle Altman; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.