Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980
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Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980
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Surname :
Raushenbush
Forename :
Esther Mohr
Date :
1898-1980
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Biographical History
In 1923 Raushenbush came east to marry Jerry McGill, a graduate student at Harvard, against her parents' wishes. She attended Radcliffe as a graduate student, 1924-1925, but did not complete her degree. After travel and study abroad Raushenbush taught at Wellesley College and then at Barnard. She was divorced from Jerry McGill in 1932 and married Carl Raushenbush, a labor economist, in 1935. She was appointed professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, became dean in 1946, and in 1962, founder and first director of the Center for Continuing Education, the purpose of which was to help women finish their education and training. She served as president of Sarah Lawrence from 1965 to 1969.
After retirement, Raushenbush was consultant to the John Hay Whitney Foundation, 1970-1979, helping to develop programs for minorities. She served on the boards of many educational institutions, and was author of numerous articles on education and of The Student and His Studies (1964). She received an honorary degree from the University of Freiburg, an alumnae award from the University of Washington (1965), and the Sachar award from Brandeis University.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/21737461
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96037265
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no96037265
https://viaf.org/viaf/220168437
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Education
African Americans
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Coeducation
College presidents
Continuing education
Continuing education centers
Feminism
Internal security
Jewish women
Jews
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Women
Women college administrators
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Americans
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College administrators
College presidents
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Seattle
WA, US
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Bronx
NY, US
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