Background
Moore, Elisabeth Luce was born on April 4, 1903 in Shantung, China. Daughter of Henry Winters and Elizabeth Middleton (Root) Luce.
Moore, Elisabeth Luce was born on April 4, 1903 in Shantung, China. Daughter of Henry Winters and Elizabeth Middleton (Root) Luce.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1924. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Duke University, 1968. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Princeton University, 1972.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Columbia University, 1973.
Past chairman Institute of International Education. Past member of advisory committee Marshall Plan.
Chairman women's division, United China Relief, 1940-1950. National chairman United Service Organizations, 1942-1946. Chairman Nelson Rockefeller Campaign for Governor, elder Brick Presbyterian Church, New York.
Active Young Women’s Christian Association of the The United States of America, International Young Women’s Christian Association. Trustee, past president United Board for Christian Higher Education. Trustee State University of New York, 1968-1978, chairman of the board of trustees, 1970-1978.
Trustee China Institute, The Asia Foundation.
Married Maurice Thompson Moore, September 17, 1926 (deceased). Children: Maurice, Michael.