Kent, Mabelle Smith, 1884-1947.

Mabelle Smith Kent graduated from Radcliffe (A.B. 1908) and taught French, Greek, and Latin in high school until her marriage to Harold Weeks Kent in 1917. She resumed teaching after her husband's death in 1924 and continued until her death in 1947.

From the description of Papers, 1904-1908 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123526686

Mabelle Smith Kent was born on July 14, 1884 in Boston, and was raised in Melrose, Massachusetts by her parents Joseph Henry Smith (a sugar inspector) and Eliza Abbie Knowles. She received her A.B. from Radcliffe College in 1908. She remained at Radcliffe and completed a semester of graduate study in Greek in 1909. After Radcliffe, she taught high school French, Greek and Latin from 1910 until 1917, when she resigned to marry Harold Weeks Kent. They had one daughter, Patricia Kent Clark (Radcliffe A.B. '43). Mabelle Smith Kent resumed teaching after her husband's death in 1924, continuing until her death ca. 1947 at age 63.

From the guide to the Papers, 1904-1908, (Radcliffe College Archives, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)