Women Ambassadors Oral HistoryProject 1916-2002 1980-1990

Willis, Frances Elizabeth, 1899-1983

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Frances Elizabeth Willis was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, Norway and Sri Lanka. She was the third woman to enter the U.S. Foreign Service in 1927 and the first woman to make a career of it....

Albright, Madeleine Korbel, 1937-2022

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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová, May 15, 1937, Prague, Czechoslovakia-died March 23, 2022) is an Czech-born American politician and diplomat who served as the first female United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Albright immigrated with her family to the United States in 1948 from Czechoslovakia. Her father, diplomat Josef Korbel, settled the family in Denver, Colorado, and she became a U.S. citizen in 1957. Albright graduated...

Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987

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Clare Boothe Luce (née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Born in New York City, parts of Boothe's childhood ...

Smythe, Mabel M. (Mabel Murphy)

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Temple, Shirley, 1928-

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Watson, Barbara Mae, 1918-1983

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Barbara Mae Watson (1918-1983) business woman, lawyer, government executive and diplomat. Watson was the first woman and first African-American Assistant Secretary of State, serving under Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter. As Acting Administrator and Administrator, Watson headed the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of [Security and] Consular Affairs from 1966-1974 and 1977-1980. From 1980-1981, she was the U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia. Born in New York City, Wat...

Tibbetts, Margaret Joy, 1919-

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Ambassador. From the description of Reminiscences of Margaret Joy Tibbetts : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451689 ...

Armstrong, Anne, 1924-

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Davis, Ruth

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Wells, Melissa

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Whittlesey, Faith Ryan

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Morin, Ann Miller.

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Ann Miller Morin, born 24 July 1924, was the wife of a Foreign Service Officer. She gathered information, including oral histories, from 36 "female chiefs of mission, from the first one appointed in 1933 to the 44th appointed in 1983." The Women Ambassadors Project resulted in a book entitled Her Excellency, published in 1995. From the guide to the Women Ambassadors Oral History Project MS 204., 1916-2002, 1980-1990, (Sophia Smith Collection) ...

Kirkpatrick, Jeane J.

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Donovan, Eileen

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Fenwick, Millicent, 1910-1992

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Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politics late in life and was renowned for her energy and colorful enthusiasm. She was regarded as a moderate and progressive within her party and was outspoken in favor of civil rights and the women's movement. Born Millicent Vernon Hammond, she was raised in ...

Ridgway, Rozanne

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Harvey, Constance

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