Background
Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer was born in 1872 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George Dana and Ella (Dench) Puffer.
Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer was born in 1872 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George Dana and Ella (Dench) Puffer.
Bachelor of Arts, Smith College, 1891. Studied university of Berlin and Freiburg, 1895-1897. Doctor of Philosophy, Radcliffe College, 1902.
August 5, 1908; children—Ellen Dench, Benjamin Thomas. Instructor mathematics. Smith College, 1892-1895.
Assistant in psychcology, Radcliffe College, 1898-1907.
Instructor and associate professor philosophy, Wellesley College, 1901-1908. Instructor psychcology, Simmons College, 1904-1907.
Director Smith College Institute for Coördination of Women's Interests, since 1925.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Philosophical Association, American Psychological Association, American Sociological Society, American Association University professors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Benjamin A. Howes. Children: Ellen Dench, Benjamin Thomas.