Woodhouse, Chase Going.

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Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1890 the daughter of Seymour and Harriet Jackson Going, Chase Going Woodhouse received a B.A. (1912) and M.A. (Economics, 1913) from McGill University . She studied for her Ph.D. at the University of Berlin (Germany, 1913-1914) and the University of Chicago (1915-1916) and was named a Fellow in Political Economy at the University of Chicago in 1917. Married that same year to Edward James Woodhouse, she accepted a position at Smith College, where she taught from 1917 until 1925. After three years as a Senior Economist of the Division of Economics of the Bureau of Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1925-1928), Woodhouse returned to academia as the Director of Personnel, Woman's College, at the University of North Carolina (1928-1934). In 1934, she accepted the position of Professor economics at Connecticut College, a position she held for ten years. From 1941-1943 she also served as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut and published a book, The Big Store, in 1943. Woodhouse was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1945 and served two terms (1945-1947, 1949-1951). For much of the remainder of her career she served as the Director of the Auerbach Women's Service Bureau (1945-1981). Chase Going Woodhouse died in 1984 after a lifetime of dedicated public service.

1890 Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Daughter of Seymour and Harriet Jackson Going. 1907 1908 Student at Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Kentucky. 1912 B.A. McGill University, Canada. 1913 M.A. Economics, McGill University, Canada. 1913 1914 Doctoral student at University of Berlin, Germany. 1915 1916 Doctoral student at University of Chicago. 1917 Fellow in Political Economy at the University of Chicago. Married Edward James Woodhouse, Professor of Government. 1917 1918 Assistant Professor of Economics at Smith College. 1918 Associate Professor of Economics at Smith College. 1920 1925 Professor of Economics at Smith College. 1921 Son, Noel Robert Seymour Woodhouse, born. 1925 Daughter, Margaret Wark Woodhouse, born. 1925 1928 Senior Economist of the Division of Economics of the Bureau of Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1928 1934 Director of Personnel, Woman's College, University of North Carolina. 1928 1944 Established and directed the Institute of Women's Professional Relations. 1934 1944 Professor of Economics at Connecticut College. 1941 1943 Secretary of the State of Connecticut (Democrat) 1943 Resumed teaching at Connecticut College; published The Big Store. 1945 1947 Representative of the Second District (eastern) of Connecticut to the U.S. House of Representatives. 1945 1981 Director, Auerbach Women's Service Bureau. 1946 1947 Director, Women's Division, National Democratic Committee. 1949 1951 Second term as representative of the Second District of Connecticut to the U.S. House of Representatives. 1959 1963 Executive Committee, Connecticut Mental Health Association. 1960 Delegate to the U.S. Conference on Children and Youth. 1960 1971 Sprague (CT) Planning and Zoning Commission. 1961 1966 Executive Committee, National Council for Community Service to International Visitors; President (1965). 1962 Governor's Committee on LibrariesGovernor's Committee on a Branch of the University in Southeastern CT. 1962 1965 State Advisory Committee on Unemployment Compensation. 1962 1969 New England Governor's Research Committee. 1963 1965 Board of Directors, Connecticut Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies. Steering Committee, Connecticut Mental Health Planning Project. Advisory Council to State Board of Mental Health. 1963 1973 Board of Directors, Southeastern Connecticut Regional Planning Agency. 1964 1974 Executive Committee, National Mental Health Association. 1965 Delegate, State Constitutional Convention. 1965 1966 Governor's Clean Water Task Force. 1965 1971 Chair, Sprague Planning and Zoning Commission. 1966 1967 Chair, Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. 1968 1971 Eastern Connecticut Resource, Conservation and Development Commission. 1969 1970 Connecticut Commission on Housing and New Communities. Connecticut Commission to Plan a Department of Human Services. 1970 1971 Steering Committee, Governor's Committee on Environmental Policy. 1972 Expectation Study Group, Comprehensive Health Planning, HEW. 1973 Winslow Award, Connecticut Public Health Association. 1973 1980 Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. 1974 Outstanding Leadership Award in the International Visitors Program, U.S. State Department. Public Service Award, Connecticut Bar Association. 1975 Connecticut Humanities Council. Chair, Commission on Connecticut's Future. Chair, Task Force on Housing. 1981 Distinguished Service Award, Connecticut Magazine. 1982 Ella T. Grasso Award for Outstanding Service to the State. 1984 New Canaan, CT New Canaan Died in New Canaan, CT Honorary Degrees: Albertus Magnus College Alfred University Allegheny College Connecticut College St. Joseph's College University of Hartford Publications: The Big Store Legal Rights of Children

From the guide to the Chase Going Woodhouse Papers., undated, 1900-1984., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center .)

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