The Legacy of Norbe Birosel Boettcher

Norbe Birosel Boettcher was born in the Philippines and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry in 1953 from The Philippine Women's University. In 1955 she came to the United States to study at the University of Iowa to study as a Graduate Student in Chemistry. She then worked as a chemist, researcher and instructor at Coe College. Along with being a chemist she is a writer with her poems and short stories with her most recent book, "Other Faces, Other Places," a collection of short stories, poems, and essays being published with the Coe College Writing Center.