Faye Millard MacFarland was born on December 25, 1900 in Artesian, South Dakota. She attended Hyde Park High School, from which she graduated in 1918. That same year she entered the University of Chicago, where she received her Ph.B on June 13, 1922. While an undergraduate, MacFarland was very active in the University, serving as a member of Ida Noyes Auxiliary, the Freshman Commission, Ida Noyes Advisory Council, the Woman's Athletic Association (W.A.A.), Dramatic Club, Federation Sponsor, Executive Council, Senior Vaudeville, and Nu Pi Sigma, amongst other organizations.
In January of 1927 MacFarland (who was still using her maiden name, Millard) began graduate school at the University of Chicago. She took classes during the Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters of 1927, but left without receiving a degree.
Faye Millard MacFarland died in October 1985 in Evanston, Illinois.
From the guide to the MacFarland, Faye Millard. Papers, 1927, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
