Retired
Rhea Côté Robbins was brought up bilingually in a Franco-American neighborhood in Waterville known as the South End. She currently lives in South Brewer. Côté Robbins is the author of creative nonfiction, memoirs titled, ‘down the Plains,’ and Wednesday’s Child, winner of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Chapbook Award. She is editor of Canuck and Other Stories, an anthology of translations of early 20th century Franco-American women writers who wrote about their immigration experience. She is the founder and director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute, FAWI, which disseminates information about the contributions of the French heritage women’s lives. FAWI is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2016. She is currently editing a book collection of one-hundred plus French heritage women’s submitted works to celebrate FAWI’s 20th Anniversary, titled, Heliotrope—French Heritage Women Create! This book project was crowdfunded by the Franco- American community and its many supporters. Côté Robbins’ writing and research has appeared in many publications. She is currently working on research in expanding the definition of the French heritage women and their “hidden contributions.”
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About Rhea Cote Robbins
Rhea Côté Robbins was brought up bilingually in a Franco-American neighborhood in Waterville known as the South End. She currently lives in South Brewer. Côté Robbins is the author of creative nonfiction, memoirs titled, ‘down the Plains,’ and Wednesday’s Child, winner of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Chapbook Award. She is editor of Canuck and Other Stories, an anthology of translations of early 20th century Franco-American women writers who wrote about their immigration experience. She is the founder and director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute, FAWI, which disseminates information about the contributions of the French heritage women’s lives. FAWI is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2016. She is currently editing a book collection of one-hundred plus French heritage women’s submitted works to celebrate FAWI’s 20th Anniversary, titled, Heliotrope—French Heritage Women Create! This book project was crowdfunded by the Franco- American community and its many supporters. Côté Robbins’ writing and research has appeared in many publications. She is currently working on research in expanding the definition of the French heritage women and their “hidden contributions.”
| Present | Assistant Professor, Academic Advisor, Retired, University of Maine ‐ Franco American Studies | |
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Honors and Awards
- University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, Maine, L.H.D., Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (2004)