Background
Smith, Amanda Joan Mackay was born on January 25, 1940 in White Post, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Alexander Mackay-Smith and Joan (Higginson) Dunning.
Smith, Amanda Joan Mackay was born on January 25, 1940 in White Post, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Alexander Mackay-Smith and Joan (Higginson) Dunning.
Bachelor cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1963; Master of Arts in Teaching in England, Harvard University, 1984; Master of Arts in Political Science, Columbia University, 1972.
Teacher England, Manhattan Vocational & Technology High School, New York City, 1965-1969; director New Pioneers progressive, North Carolina Department Public Instructor, Raleigh, 1974-1976; director Equal Education Division, North Carolina Department Public Instructor, 1976-1978. Independent consultant, conference leader and trainer in gender equity, Durham, North Carolina, since 1978.
National women's rights coordinator Campaign for George McGovern, Washington, 1970-1972. Coordinator National Coalition for a Responsible Congress, New York and Washington, since 1970. Board directors Durham Young Women’s Christian Association, since 1974, founder Women Achievement progressive, 1983.
Member National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education, Indiana Scholars, North Carolina Women's Forum (charter board member 1977), National Organization for Women.
Married Jacobus Egbert DeVries, August 19, 1961 (divorced 1968). Married James David Barber, November 25, 1972. Children: Luke David, Silas Higginson.