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Barton, Helen was born on August 9, 1891 in Baltimore. Daughter of James Sheridan and Mary Irene (Eichelberger) Barton.
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Helen Barton, American University professor. Recipient Western High School Alumnae scholarship, 1909-1911, Goucher College fellowship, 1914-1915, Johns Hopkins University scholarship, 1925-1926. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, North Carolina Education Association, North Carolina Academy Science, American Association of University Women, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Education
AB, Goucher College, Baltimore, 1913; AM, Johns Hopkins University, 1922; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1926.
Career
Assistant in physics, Goucher College, 1913-1914; head department physics and chemistry, Salem College, 1915-1919; instructor mathematics, Wellesley College, 1919-1921; associate professor mathematics, dean of women, Albion (Michigan) College, 1921-1925; professor and head department mathematics, Alabama College, 1926-1927; associate professor mathematics, Woman's College, University North Carolina, 1927; professor and head department, Woman's College, University North Carolina, from 1928.
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Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, North Carolina Education Association, North Carolina Academy Science, American Association of University Women, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
