Thompson, C. Mildred (Clara Mildred), 1881-1975

LC control no.	no2004030047
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Thompson, C. Mildred (Clara Mildred), 1881-1975 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Thompson, Clara Mildred, 1881-1975
Birth date	1881-11-27
Death date	1975-02-17
Profession or occupation	Historians Educators College teachers Deans (Education) Intellectuals Authors
Found in	C. Mildred Thompson papers, Roosevelt Library, 1928-1962: (Dean of Vassar College, 1928-1948) Marquis Who's Who database, Feb. 23, 2004: (Clara Mildred Thompson; b. 1881; d. 1975; American historian, educator, university dean) OCLC, March 29, 2004: (hdg.: Thompson, C. Mildred (Clara Mildred), b. 1881; hdg.: Thompson, Clara Mildred, 1881-; usage: C. Mildred Thompson) New Georgia Encyclopedia, 8 August 2017 (C. Mildred Thompson (1881-1975); promenant historian, educator and feminist; born in Atlanta on November 27, 1881; undergraduate degree from Vassar College (1903); taught at Vassar's history department before becoming the college's dean (1923-1948); retired in 1948; served as a curriculum consultant to the University of Georgia for many years; served as dean of women at the College of Free Rurope in Strasburg, France in the early 1950s; began her historian career by undertaking graduate studies at Columbia University, New York City, earning both her master's degree and a Ph.D.; friend of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt; considered a "celebrity intellectual" and took part in a number of radio programs; an ardent internationalist, served as a drafter of the charter for the initial rendition of what is now known as UNESCO; died on February 17, 1975)
Associated language	eng