Doris E. Abramson (May 6, 1925 â January 7, 2008) was an American professor, writer, editor, and bookstore proprietor in the United States. She did her dissertation at Columbia University and published a book on Black playwrights. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has a collection of her papers.
Abramson grew up in Amherst and taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The school's has a photo of her from ca. 1948.
She also wrote poetry.
Abramson had a partner, Dorothy Johnson, for over 45 years.
She died of cancer at her home in New Salem.