Background
Foote, Barbara Austin was born on March 26, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Edwin Charles and Marion (Roberts) A.
Foote, Barbara Austin was born on March 26, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Edwin Charles and Marion (Roberts) A.
AB, Vassar College, 1940.
Teacher, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1942-1943; teacher, Madeira School, Greenway, Virginia, 1943-1944; teacher, North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1960-1971; member Executive Committee, Chicago Community Trust, 1970-1985; chairman of the executive committee, Chicago Community Trust, 1978-1985. Board directors Harris Bank, Glencoe and Northbrook, Illinois, The New England (name formerly New England Mutual Life Insurance Company), Boston.
President Junior League Chicago, 1947-1949, Association Junior Leagues American, 1954-1956, Glencoe Board Education, 1957-1963. Trustee Vassar College, 1966-1974. Board directors Presbyterian Home, Evanston, Illinois.
Member Vassar Alumni Association (national president 1975-1978), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Fortnightly of Chicago. Cosmopolitan (New York City).
Married Robert Lake Foote, June 14, 1941. Children: Markell Foote Kaiser, Marion Roberts, Helen Foote Schloerb.