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MacDonald, Louise Sheldon was born on August 30, 1926 in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of James Rhodes and Marjorie Starkweather (Chase) Sheldon.
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Louise Sheldon MacDonald
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Louise Sheldon MacDonald, American Writer. Certified foreign language teacher in French Modern Language Association; accredited foreign correspondent. Recipient Distinction for Reporting, Encino (California) Chamber of Commerce, 1964. Docent Baltimore Museum Art, 1990-1997. Member Dunes Club, Churchill Club, Cross Keys Tennis Club, Alpha Mu Gamma.
Education
Bachelor in German Literature cum laude, Bryn Mawr College, 1948; Master of Arts in French Literature, California State University, Northridge, 1972.
Career
With, Doctor of Medicine Publs., New York, 1949-1952;
assistant editor, LIFE Time Inc., New York City, 1952-1964;
associate editor, Smithsonian, Washington, 1972-1974;
editor, American Chamber of Commerce, Casablanca, 1975-1980. Secretary International Council of Women, Zurich, 1948-1949. Chairman language department Westlake School, Los Angeles, 1963-1968.
Foreign correspondent United Press International, Paris, 1977-1981, Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1977-1981, Middle East magazine, London, 1977-1981. Contributing writer World and I, Washington, 1984-1989, Museum and Arts Washington, 1984-1989.
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Membership
Docent Baltimore Museum Art, 1990-1997. Member Dunes Club, Churchill Club, Cross Keys Tennis Club, Alpha Mu Gamma.
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Connections
Married John Lucien Smith, June 9, 1962 (deceased June 1972). 1 child, Randolph Betts. Married Robert Edward MacDonald, December 23, 1974.
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Political Party
Democrat