4. Born Harmsen was born in a family with a black father and a white mother at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in some states of the U.S. See her blog The ultimate litmus test of our hidden racism interracial marriage (Click back arrow to return from blog) L-R(front): Tracie, Carolyn and Baby Rhea, L-R(back) Edward J. Howard, Tina, Jane R. Howard.
5. FAMILY VALUES Her parents gave her a vision of world citizenship that informs her writing and her lifestyle and has caused her to reject traditional views of race and gender. See her blog Who are my people - the biracial child’s credo (Click back arrow to return from blog)
6. WRITING Rhea Harmsen has published on issues of gender equality and race relations, with the hope of inspiring social change. See her blog Tribute-to-eman-al-zobeidi-chastity-is-a-condition-of-the-soul (Click back arrow to return from blog)
7. EDUCATION Harmsen holds a doctorate in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
8. SCIENCE Her article “Science in the Hands of Women: Present Barriers, Future Promise” appeared in World Order in 1998 and provides the foundation for the story line for the novel The Harvest of Reason.
9. RESIDENCE Rhea is married to Dr. Eric Harmsen, has a son Julian and daughter Lua. She currently resides in Puerto Rico.
10. Rhea has written three other novels soon to be released See descriptions of Rhea’s upcoming projects
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