Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry

Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry ( 1873 – 1958) was an American educator, writer and historian.

Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry
Born
Lois Carter Kimball

(1873-01-30)January 30, 1873
Cresco, Iowa
DiedSeptember 1, 1958(1958-09-01) (aged 85)
Madison, Wisconsin
Spouse
(m. 1918⁠–⁠1958)

Biography

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Rosenberry née Kimball was born on January 30, 1873, in Cresco, Iowa. She studied at the State Normal School in Winona, Minnesota, Stanford University, and Radcliffe College.[1] She was Dean of Women at the University of Wisconsin from 1911 through 1918.[2]

In 1918 she married Marvin B. Rosenberry.

Rosenberry served as president of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae from 1917 through 1921 when it became the American Association of University Women.[1]

Rosenberry was the author of several books including The Dean of Women published in 1915,[3] and The History of the American Association of University Women, 1881-1931 (co-authored with Marion Talbot) published in 1931.[4]

Rosenberry died on September 1, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nidiffer, Jana (2000). "Rosenberry, Lois Carter Kimball Mathews". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0901051. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Lois Kimball Mathews Rosenberry". UW-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ Talbot, Marion (1916). "Review of The Dean of Women". The School Review: 79–80. JSTOR 1076010. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ Talbot, Marion; Rosenberry, Lois Kimball Mathews (1931). "The history of the American Association of University Women, 1881-1931". Internet Archive. Boston, Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved 10 September 2024.