Papers, 1935-1993 (inclusive), 1940-1968 (bulk)

McAfee, Mildred H. (Mildred Helen), 1900-1994

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Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (May 12, 1900 – September 2, 1994) was an American academic who served during World War II as first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the United States Navy. She was the first woman commissioned in the U.S. Naval Reserve and the first woman to receive the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. In addition to her distinguished military service, Mildred H. McAfee was also the 7th president of Wellesley College. She was a U.S. delega...

United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

American Women in Radio and Television Inc.

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The organization American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) was formed in 1951 as a response to the National Association of Broadcasters's (NAB) decision to dissolve its women's division, the Association of Women Broadcasters. Edythe Meserand would serve as AWRT's first president. With a stated mission to "advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating, and acting as a resource to our members and the industry," AWRT, a...

Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995

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Margaret Chase Smith was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897. Her entry into politics came through the career of Clyde Smith, the man she married in 1930. Clyde was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1936. Margaret served as his secretary. When Clyde died in 1940, she succeeded her husband. After four terms in the House, she won election to the United States Senate in 1948. In so doing, she became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. Senator Smi...

Carhart, Ruth

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Beasley, Irene

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Carlin, Virginia

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Hunter college

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The Hunter College Dance Therapy Program was begun in 1971 with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health. Forming part of the Department of Health and Physical Education of Hunter College of the City University of New York it offered the first Master of Science degree in dance therapy in the United States. The program was developed by Claire Schmais, Elissa White, and Martha Davis. In 1982 a three-year dual degree program combining social work and dance therapy was started, grantin...

Ducey, Anne

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John Parkinson Keyes

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Lane, Leota

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Collins, Winifred Quick, 1911-1999

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Navy captain Winifred Quick Collins (1911-1999) was born in Great Falls, Mont., the daughter of Daniel A. and Mary Winifred (Farrell) Redden. She attended the University of Southern California (B.S. 1935), the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (1938), and Stanford University (M.A. 1952). She was commissioned as an ensign in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in August 1942, and in 1948 was in the first group of women commissioned in the United States Na...

Farrell, Eileen

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Lovejoy, Frank

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Hancock, Joy Bright, 1898-

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Joy Bright Hancock (1898- ), enlisted in the Women's Naval Reserve in 1918 as a Yeoman, rose to the rank of Captain, Director of Women's Reserve by 1946. One of eight women sworn into the regular Navy under the Women's Armed Service Integration Act of 1948, retired in 1953. From the description of Joy Bright Hancock papers, 1918-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476145 Joy Bright Hancock (1898- ), enlisted in the women's naval reserve in 1918 as a yeoman, rose to the ra...

Sophie Tucker.

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New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Louise Wilde.

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George A. Putnam

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Jane Barton

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Jane Barton was born Jane Greenberg in New York, New York, on April 3, 1918, to Abraham and Matilda (Gries) Greenberg. In 1938 she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Hunter College, and worked as a journalist on and off throughout her life; shortly before graduating she became interested in doing publicity and promotion for radio entertainers. From 1937 to 1939, she worked for Radio Guide, ghostwriting columns and writing radio scripts. Sometime in the summer or early fal...

Ruth Carhart

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Pauline Frederick Robbins

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Putnam, George F., 1923-

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New York (State). Dept. of Commerce.

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Sanders, Viola

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