Judith Arcana was a writer of poems, stories, essays and books. A longtime teacher of literature, writing and women’s studies, Judith had a PhD in Literature, an MA in Women’s Studies, an Urban Preceptorship in Preventive Medicine, and a BA in English. She taught in high schools, colleges, libraries, living rooms, a state prison, and a county jail. Her first and last teaching jobs were for students at Niles Township High School in Illinois and Union Graduate School. For Niles, Judith taught English, Creative Writing, and Humanities. For Union, where she served as a dean, Judith advised doctoral candidates, led residential seminars, and was founding director of the Center for Women in Washington DC.