Woodward, Ellen S. (Ellen Sullivan)

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Born in Oxford, Mississippi, Woodward married Albert Y. Woodward, lawyer and judge. Widowed in 1925, she became the second woman in the Mississippi House of Representatives and held various state jobs, was assistant administrator of the Works Progress Administration in Washington (1933-1938), a member of the Social Security Board, a member of U.S. delegations to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and director of the Office of Inter-Agency and International Relations of the Federal Security Agency.

From the description of Papers, 1927-1954 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008244

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referencedIn Papers, 1837 (1900-1975) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Additional papers of the Somerville and Howorth family, 1850-1989 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Sheets-Pyenson, Susan, 1949-. Ins and outs of Victorian geology [manuscript] : the Ellen S. Woodward autograph collection / Susan Sheets-Pyenson. McGill University Library
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990. Ernst Bacon papers, 1933-1986. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Woodward, Ellen Sullivan, 1887-1971. Papers, 1927-1954 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn William Baskerville Hamilton Papers, 1700-1975 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888-. Papers, 1837-1975 (inclusive), 1900-1975 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958. Papers, 1935-1958 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers: Series III-IV, 1900-1972 (inclusive) [microform]. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Somerville and Howorth family papers, 1850-1974 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Somerville and Howorth family papers, 1850-1974 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ernst Bacon Papers, 1933-1986 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Woodward, Ellen Sullivan, 1887-1971. Papers, 1927-1954 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Papers, 1927-1954 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers, 1833-1975 (bulk: 1884-1972) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Anthony, Susan Brownell person
associatedWith Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906. person
associatedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898- person
associatedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990. person
associatedWith Beard, Mary Ritter person
associatedWith Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958. person
associatedWith Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Washington, D.C. corporateBody
associatedWith Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Washington, D.C. corporateBody
associatedWith Emma (Guffey) Miller, 1874-1970 person
associatedWith Hamilton, William Baskerville, 1908-1972 person
associatedWith Hilda Worthington Smith, 1888-1984 person
associatedWith Mary (Ritter) Beard, 1876-1958 person
associatedWith Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. person
associatedWith Mississippi. State Board of Development. corporateBody
associatedWith Sheets-Pyenson, Susan, 1949- person
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
associatedWith Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888- person
associatedWith SOMERVILLE-HOWORTH FAMILY family
associatedWith Somerville, Nellie Nugent, 1863-1952. person
associatedWith United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Social Security Board. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Works Progress Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith U.S. Works Progress Administration corporateBody
associatedWith Woodward, Ellen Sullivan, 1887-1971. person
associatedWith Woodward, Ellen Sullivan, d.1971. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Southern States
Subject
Civil defense
New Deal, 1933-1939
Social security
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Act
Women
Women
World War, 1939-1945
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Death 1971

Birth 1887

Death 1971

Birth 1884

Death 1971

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