Rhoda Flaxman

Rhoda Flaxman taught British and American Literature, first at the high school level, and then at Brown University(1987-2007), where she also directed Brown’s writing-across-the curriculum program and published on Victorian literature. She presently serves as founding Director of The Open University of Wellfleet, which sponsors lifelong learning courses on Cape Cod. She teaches upper-level seminars in literature both on the Cape and at the Providence Athenaeum and recently led her tenth class on Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. She is an avid walker, swimmer, reader and participates actively in the lives of her children and eleven grand-children.

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The Open University of Wellfleet, MA a 501 c3, aims to sustain and enrich intellectual life on the Outer Cape during the shoulder seasons. We offer courses to the public, for a modest fee, that celebrate the area's rich history and culture and draw on the talents and expertise of our residents. Our educational forum stresses collaborative learning, with lectures by instructors, directed discussions, readings and participant contributions. Our classes welcome participants from all over Cape Cod to some of Wellfleet's most charming and accessible locations.

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