Background
Werthan, Leah Rose was born on May 9, 1908 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Clarence and Daisy (Marx) Bernstein.
Werthan, Leah Rose was born on May 9, 1908 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Clarence and Daisy (Marx) Bernstein.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1929. Postgraduate studies, Tennessee School of Social Work, 1944.
Founder, Council Home for Convalescent Children, Nashville, 1947; member, Governor's Committee on Children, Nashville, Tennessee, 1947-1949; officer, Middle Tennessee Health Association, Nashville, 1948-1952; director, Hearing and Speech Foundation, Nashville, 1950; delegate, Mid Century White House Conference on Childen and Youth, Washington, 1950; Executive Committee and founder, Senior Citizens, Inc., Washington, since 1955. Founder White House Conference on Aging.
Volunteer worker to help found the Dede Wallace Center, Senior Citizens, Inc., Cumberland House for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Council Home for Convalescent Children and the Leah Rose Residence for Senior Citizens;board directors Park Center, Nashville Memorial Hospital Foundation Board. Active for Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center, Green Hills Health Center, FamilyShelter, SAGA and others. Board of trustees Wellesley College, 1970-1976.
Member Wellesley College Club, Nashville (president 1940-1942).
Married Bernard Leonard Werthan. Children: Bernard L. Junior, Joan, Morris World War II.