Annie Dillard

A Biography of Annie Dillard







by:

Nicole Muller
Sister Philomena Murphy
Joann Solberg
Jennifer Wiese

BSM-2-152














Presented to the faculty of Cardinal Stritch University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Bachelor of Business Management

July, 2003
ASB101
B. White, Instructor

Annie Dillard was born Meta Ann Doak on April 30th, 1945 to Frank and Pam Lambert Doak of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both parents had a strong sense of justice, adventure and intellectualism, and raised their three daughters with similar values. Their slightly unconventional parenting style also taught Annie to be creative and to have a good sense of humor. The sisters spent many summers at their grandparents’ house on Lake Erie, where Annie could indulge in some of her favorite hobbies – drawing, collecting bugs and rocks, and reading. Her passion for reading began when she was young and throughout her life it was not unusual...