Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980
In 1923 Raushenbush came east to marry Jerry McGill, a graduate student at Harvard, against her parents' wishes. She attended Radcliffe as a graduate student, 1924-1925, but did not complete her degree. After travel and study abroad Raushenbush taught at Wellesley College and then at Barnard. She was divorced from Jerry McGill in 1932 and married Carl Raushenbush, a labor economist, in 1935. She was appointed professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, became dean in 1946, and in 1962, founder and first director of the Center for Continuing Education, the purpose of which was to help women finish their education and training. She served as president of Sarah Lawrence from 1965 to 1969.
After retirement, Raushenbush was consultant to the John Hay Whitney Foundation, 1970-1979, helping to develop programs for minorities. She served on the boards of many educational institutions, and was author of numerous articles on education and of The Student and His Studies (1964). She received an honorary degree from the University of Freiburg, an alumnae award from the University of Washington (1965), and the Sachar award from Brandeis University.
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creatorOf | Harold Taylor (1914-1993) Papers | Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library | |
referencedIn | Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1960-1972 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Presidents files, 1929-1981. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980. Reminiscences of Esther Mohr Raushenbush : oral history, 1973. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980. Reminiscences of Esther Mohr Raushenbush : oral history, 1974. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther. Esther Mohr Raushenbush Papers, 1935-1980. | Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980. The reminiscences of Esther Raushenbush. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Embree, Edwin R. (Edwin Rogers), 1883-1950. Edwin Rogers Embree papers, 1903-1956 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Records, 1961-1963 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Embree, Edwin Rogers, 1883-1950. Edwin Rogers Embree papers, 1903-1956 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther. Papers, 1945-1979 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Raushenbush, Esther. The reminiscences of Mrs. Esther Raushenbush : [oral history] / Esther Raushenbush ; interviews conducted by Kitty Gellhorn. | Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library | |
referencedIn | Sage Colleges Archives. Honorary degree recipient for 1962, Esther Raushenbush. | The Sage Colleges Libraries | |
creatorOf | Singer, Andre, 1907-. Andre Singer Papers, 1907-1996. | Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library |
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