Background

Moe, Edith Monroe was born on November 5, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Nelson and Bertha Estelle Conover (Van Couwenhoven) Monroe.

Education

Bachelor in Philosophy first class honors, University California, Berkeley, 1919. Doctorate, La Sorbonne University, Paris. Postgraduate, Columbia University.

Postgraduate, College of France. Certified in Italian, Siena, Italy.

Career

Marine law average adjustor, Johnson & Higgins, San Francisco, 1918-1920.

Achievements

• Fluent in 7 languages including French, Italian, Greek, and Spanish.

Membership

Benefactor The Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown Public Library, Sherman (Connecticut) Public Library, Riverdale (New York ) Public Library. Edower Henry Allen Moe Prize American Philosophical Society, Henry Allen Moe Prize Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, Henry Allen Moe Prize New York State History Association. Member Daughters of the American Revolution, Shakespeare Club (Riverdale), Yacht Club (Riverdale), Garden Club (Riverdale), Country Club (Cooperstown), Mauwehoo Club (Sherman).

Connections

Married Henry Allen Moe, December 18 1924. 1 child, Christian Hollis.

Father:

Nelson Monroe

Mother:

Bertha Estelle Conover (Van Couwenhoven) Monroe

Spouse:

Henry Allen Moe

child:

Christian Hollis Moe