YWCA overseas official.
Frances Porter Ticknor born New Prague, Minnesota (dates unknown); graduated University of Illinois, 1934; case worker for emergency relief in Champaign-Urbana, IL; Girl Reserve Secretary and Camp Director for YWCA, Rochester, MN, 1935-40; visited European YWCA camps in Belgium and the Netherlands as guest and visiting leader; YWCA delegate to the first World Christian Youth Conference, Amsterdam, 1939; served as YWCA Secretary for work with younger girls and as a camp director, 1940-45. After World War II, worked in recovery in Belgium under auspices of YWCA, and spent three years working in Lebanon and Egypt. Married Winton A. Ticknor, 1948, and became full-time homemaker; had five children and lived in Lancaster, OH.
From the description of Papers, 1938-1990. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 49347416
