Background
Charlotte was born at Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from University of Chicago.
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While in furlough, she completed her M.S degree in Nutrition from Cornell University in 1933.
Career
They had three sons — Arthur, Alfred, and Edward. Her first term, including her husband"s was to teach in Allahabad, and to do social work in Kanpur. She taught courses at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute.
During their second term(1925-1930), they worked in Mainpuri, and lived in village Karimpur, near Agra, in order to get to know the village people and village life.
Initially, they did survey of a farming community in order to better understand the agriculture conditions. Later, they conducted extensive studies on the social, economic, and religious life of peasants between 1925 and 1930.
These research books have become source of North Indian village life to be taught in colleges and universities of United States, especially in Iowa state. She ran baby shows like fairs demonstrating Western hygiene and childcare techniques.
lieutenant later became a model for agencies involving in rural community development program—India"s Block Development Program at Marehra, Etah district.
She returned to United States of America in 1970, and died in December, 1981.
