1878 June 6 | Born in Indianapolis, Indiana |
1901 | Educated at Smith College, Massachusetts |
1901-1902 | Taught Biology at Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio |
1902-1903 | Studied Biology and Economy at Barnard College, New York |
1903-1904 | Was Barnard's Mary Lowell Stone Fellow |
1904 | Published economic book, The Woman Who Spends |
1904-1905 | Worked as a writer and lecturer in New York |
1905-1909 | Taught History at Brearley School, New York |
1909 November 8 | Married Dr. William Palmer Lucas in Deerfield, Massachusetts |
Moved to Boston, Massachusetts | |
1914 | Moved to San Francisco, California |
1917 July 14 | Sailed to Europe to work for the Red Cross in Switzerland and France |
1917-1919 | Served as the Director of Foreign Publicity for the American Red Cross |
1918 | Published The Children of France and The Red Cross |
Returned to the United States and worked for the Red Cross in Washington, D.C. | |
1929 | Served as Chairmen of the Budget Committee for character-building organizations in San Francisco, California |
1936 November | Served on the Executive Committee of the Round Table Leaders and Lecturers for the Institute of International Relations at Mills College, California |
1928 | Worked for Herbert Hoover's Presidential Campaign |
1937 May | Served as Chairman of the San Francisco Emergency Peace Campaign Committee |
1937 June | Was Hostess in charge of the Round Table at the Friends' International Institution at Mills College |
1937 September- 1938 June | Travelled abroad to Geneva, Switzerland; London, England; and Dublin, Ireland |
1938-1940 | Gave lectures on international affairs in Europe and the United States |
1939 November | Served as Chairman of the Program for Peace Projects at the San Francisco Fair, and as Chairman of preparations for the West Coast Conference of Pan-Pacific Women's Association |
1940 February | Served as Vice President of Peace Projects, Inc. |
1940 January-March | Taught "International Life" course to San Francisco's League of Women |
1940 June | Presided over informal forums after opening lectures at the History of International Relations at Mills College |
1939 | Served as a member of the Research and Budget Committee of the San Francisco Community Chest |
Was a lecturer for the San Francisco Classroom Teacher's Association | |
1942 June | Organized General Noble Center for men in service |
Received honorary M.A. from Mills College | |
1943 | Served as Regional Chairman of National Group of Pan Pacific Woman's Assembly |
1944 | Served as Chairman of the Commission for Ministry to US Forces Service Personnel |
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