Background
Lucy Rathbone was born on June 6, 1896, in Cuero, Texas, United States.
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University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United States
Rathbone received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1919 from the University of Texas, Austin.
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University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
Rathbone received her Master of Arts degree in 1924 from the University of Missouri.
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Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
Rathbone did her postgraduate work at Syracuse University in 1949.
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University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United States
Rathbone received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1919 from the University of Texas, Austin.
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University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
Rathbone received her Master of Arts degree in 1924 from the University of Missouri.
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Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
Rathbone did her postgraduate work at Syracuse University in 1949.
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Fabrics and Dress
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1931
Lucy Rathbone
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Rathbone received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1919 from the University of Texas, Austin, her Master of Arts degree in 1924 from the University of Missouri and did postgraduate work at Syracuse University in 1949.
Career
Rathbone began her career as an instructor in home economics at Southwest Texas Teachers College (now Texas State University), San Marcos, working there in 1919-1922. She became an instructor at the University of Texas, Austin, in 1922, rising to the rank of a full professor in 1939, a position she retained until her retirement in 1961. She served as chair of the Home Economics Department in 1942-1961.
Rathbone also was a professor at the University of Missouri (1925), the University of Tennessee (1928), the University of Washington, Seattle (1935), and Columbia University (1937). Her first book, co-written with Elizabeth Tarpley, was Fabrics and Dress (1931), followed by Fashions and Fabrics (1962), co-written with Tarpley, Marjorie East and Nell Ahern.
Achievements
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Lucy Rathbone is best known as the author of Fabrics and Dress (1931) and Fashions and Fabrics (1962). She also contributed to journals, covering the topic of home economics.
In 1988 the University of Texas Department of Home Economics recognized Rathbone's accomplishments at an awards ceremony held during a symposium at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
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Membership
Rathbone was a member of the advisory board for the journal Practical Home Economics (1954-1956). She was a member of the American Home Economics Association, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Omicron Nu, and was a charter member of the National Council of Administrators of Home Economics.
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Nationality
United States
Education
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1919
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1924
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1949
Career
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1919 - 1922
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1922 - 1939
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1925
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1928
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1935
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1937
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1939 - 1961
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1942 - 1961