The first surviving child of a well-established family from New Hampshire. Her father was a selectman and welfare agent. Her mother was a union organizer.
Her mother's ancestors arrived in the New World in 1637, as some the first settlers in Hampton, NH.
Bachelor of Science degree in social work from the University in New Hampshire.
Chairwoman of the Inter-Race Commission on campus and was offered the Chairmanship of the New England Student Christian Movement, formed in 1934 by the YMCA.
Inducted into the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society.
Above average intelligence-a quick study.
Allegedly had an eidetic memory.
Nearly perished from a perforated colon in 1939. Saved by a sulfur drug.
Child welfare and adoption worker for the NH Welfare Department.
Promoted to supervisor.
Active in community affairs.
Active in state and national politics.
Active in human rights advocacy.
Secretary to local NAACP.
Termed a "walking encyclopedia" by her associates.
Vocal opponent of New Age ideology.
Vocal opponent of hypnosis for memory recovery by unqualified hypnotists.
