Fellow Traveler

This book is a memoir about a woman who grew up in twentieth century America and her engagement in the historical events that shaped that time period.

It is a memoir about Esther Rowland's journey through the Twentieth Century from the perspective of a middle-class Jewish, politically engaged woman. The book contains funny and revealing stories about family and friends--all set in the context of the times: the Depression, World War II, as well as the struggles for civil liberties, civil rights, women's equality and peace. The book also describes Esther's marriage to Lewis P. Rowland, M.D. and their efforts to live out their values and pass them along to their children and grandchildren.

Esther Rowland is a retired Associate Dean of Studies at Barnard College. For 22 years she counseled and advocated for the young women who were choosing to attend professional school--especially pre-meds. Married to Dr. Lewis P. Rowland, former chairman of the Department of Neurology at Columbia University, she grew up in the Bronx, New York City, attended City College and the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. She has taught political science at City College and at Mt Holyoke College and has been Pre Health Professions advisor and Pre-Professional Advisor at the University of Pennsylvania and Barnard College