Leonora Smith

Leonora Smith was born between V-E and V-J day in Great Falls, Montana, and spent the first six months of her life living in a dresser drawer. A baby boomer and proud product of her generation, Smith\'s formative years took her from the EisenhowerAdministration to the summer of love. With stints as a waitress and bartender she is now an associate professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University.