Hill, Ruth Lois, 1906-

Dates:
Birth 1906

Biographical notes:

1906 Born August 22, Norfolk, Massachusetts 1925 29 Boston University, Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, active in student YWCA 1929 YWCA summer training school for rural secretaries 1929 34 YWCA Secretary, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, worked in towns and cities in the area as Business Girls Traveler's Aide 1934 37 YWCA Group Work Secretary, Brockton, Massachusetts 1937 41 YWCA General Secretary, Billings, Montana 1941 42 Administrator, Mission Center Branch YWCA, San Francisco, California 1945 71 National Board YWCA staff 1945 52 Community Division Staff, Advisory Secretary to small associations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming 1952 59 International Division Staff as Advisory Secretary to the YWCA of the Republic of Liberia 1959 63 Eastern Region Staff, New England area, based in New York City 1963 65 Correlator, Southern Region, for nine southern states, based in Atlanta, Georgia 1965 71 Associate Executive Director, Program National Headquarters, New York City 1971 Retired 2005 Ruth Hill died

From the guide to the Ruth Lois Hill Papers MS 234., 1952-1979, 1952-1959, (Sophia Smith Collection)

YWCA overseas secretary and executive.

Born Norfolk, Massachusetts, 1906; B.A. Boston University, 1929. Active in YWCA since 1925, attended training school for rural secretaries, 1929; worked as YWCA secretary in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Montana, San Francisco, 1929-42; on National Board and International YWCA staff as Advisory Secretary, 1945-71, including Advisory Secretary to the YWCA of the Republic of Liberia, 1952-59, and advisor to New England area, based in New York City, 1959-63; Correlator, Southern Region, for nine southern states, based in Atlanta, 1963-65; Associate Executive Director, Program National Headquarters, New York City, 1965-71. Retired 1971.

From the description of Papers, 1952-1979. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 24515344

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