Koshland, Lucile Heming, 1898-1978

Political and civic volunteer, Lucile Wolf Heming Koshland (1898-1978) was born in New York City, graduated from Barnard College in 1919, and married Charles E. Heming, who died in 1929. In 1959 she married Daniel Koshland, Sr., former president of Levi-Strauss, and moved to California, where she lived until her death. She was president of the League of Women Voters of New York State, and first president (1947-1953) of the Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund (later the Overseas Education Fund), member of its Board of Directors, and trustee until 1966.

The CCCMF, a research and educational fund, was established in 1947 by the LWV (U.S.) in memory of its founder, Carrie Chapman Catt. At theclose of World War II, the State Department suggested that the League sponsor programs to promote democratic principles and civic education among women abroad. The League created the CCCMF as a financially and legally independent organization "to impart to men and women in all parts of the world a knowledge of the principles and workings of self-government." It sponsored visits to the U.S. by foreign women, organized exchange programs, fostered literacy programs abroad, and published pamphlets on voter education. With the expansion of the program, the name was changed to the Overseas Education Fund.

From the description of Papers, 1947-1974 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007051