M'Ledge Moffett

Categories
Radford University Archives > RU Photograph Collection
Subject
Radford College Slides
Radford College
Creator
Nolen, Laura
Type
positive slide
Coverage - Temporal
1913-1976
Date
2019-05-22
Identifier
Illustrated_History_tray_3_slide_076.jpg
Language
English
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections. McConnell Library. Radford University
Description
For the first several years after the college opened, Moffett taught all of the Household Arts courses (Elementary Sewing, Elementary Cooking and Household Management) which met five times a week. In 1918, the Department doubled in size with the hiring of Myrtle Burnette. Moffett was one of six founding members of the Virginia Home Economics Association and president of the organization during the years 1915-1916 and 1925-1926. During the summers of 1916 through 1920, Moffett took courses at Columbia University’s Teachers College and received a Masters degree in 1921. She received her doctorate from Columbia in 1929, writing her dissertation on "The social background and activities of teachers college students". The dissertation, later published as a book, was the first of many publications. In 1920, the Radford Normal School was reorganized and McConnell appointed Moffett as the new Dean of Women, a year before she received her Master of Arts degree. She was the first person to hold that post at any of the Virginia institutions of higher education. She held the Dean's post until her retirement in 1962. This photo is part of Laura Nolen's "An Illustrated History 1913-1976" of Radford College.
Rights
Copyright is held by Radford University. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, Radford University, Radford, VA). Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of Radford University, is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.