Johnson, Ethel McLean, 1882-1978

Ethel McLean Johnson was born in Brownfield, Maine. She graduated from Gorham State Normal School, studied library science at Simmons College, earned her B.A. at Boston University, and did graduate work at the American University in Washington, D.C. She gained recognition as an author of monographs, essays, dramas, and articles besides being an outstanding poet. She also published a book of political doggerel. She held many important government positions and served on boards, committees, and commissions dealing with minimum wage, women and children in industry, industrial health and safety codes, and unemployment. She also served as assistant to the American ambassador in London at the Court of St. James.