Background
Lerrigo, Edith Mary was born on September 20, 1910 in Lithia, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Peter Hugh James and Edith (Dowkontt) Lerrigo.
Lerrigo, Edith Mary was born on September 20, 1910 in Lithia, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Peter Hugh James and Edith (Dowkontt) Lerrigo.
Bachelor, Bates College, 1932. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bates College, 1961. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1933.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Keuka (New York ) College, 1962.
Director religious education First Baptist Church, East Orange, New Jersey, 1934-1937. Director work national student Young Women’s Christian Association in Northeast colleges, 1937-1942. Advisory staff National Young Women’s Christian Association of China, 1943-1947.
Director work Pacific Southwest national student Young Women’s Christian Association, 1947-1954. Director World Young Women’s Christian Association Leadership Training Institute, Switzerland, 1949. Executive college and university division national board Young Women’s Christian Association, 1954-1959.
Executive director Young Women’s Christian Association of the United States, New York City, 1960-1974.