Background
Merritt, Agnes Sommer was born on March 13, 1899 in New York City. Daughter of Max and Meta (Bleier) Sommer.
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Agnes Sommer Merritt
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Bachelor cum laude, Hunter College, 1920; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1922.
Career
Teacher, Wallace School for Girls, Columbus, Ohio., 1922-1932; teacher, Columbus Public Schools, 1932-1965.
Achievements
Membership
State chairman Women's State Committee for Public Welfare, Health and Education, 1941-1947. Trustee Columbus Citizenship committee, since 1975. Member public affairs committee Young Women’s Christian Association, 1970, member Friends of Young Women’s Christian Association Group, since 1982.
Founder Ohio American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls' State, 1947, dean of government, 1947-1968, board of directors, 1968-1979. Member Ohio's Status of Women Committee, 1961-1963. Founder Franklin County Children's Society.
Member legislation committee Columbus Education Association;member, parliamentarian Ohio Republican Women's Federation. President Columbus Women's Republican Club, 1968-1970. Member women's division Ohio Bureau Employment Superior vena cava syndrome, 1976-1984.
Member Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women (president Columbus chapter 1959, state president, national legislation chairman 1960, Woman of the Year 1973, state parliamentarian), American Association of University Women (president Columbus chapter 1967-1968, parliamentarian since 1984, Branch Woman of the Month 1964, Woman of the Year 1966, 87), Reserve Officers Association Ladies Club (state parliamentarian since 1975), American Institute Parliamentarians (certified), American Legion Auxiliary (state president 1932-1934, national area chairman 1935, national convention resolutions chairman, president Franklin County Council 1968, state parliamentarian since 1967), National and County Retired Teacher.Assn., Delta Kappa Gamma (president Beta Lambda chapter 1964-1966, certified andstate parliamentarian), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Connections
Married Lester Michael Merritt, February 23 1920 (deceased 1958). 1 child, Croft Sommer.
