Margaret A. Hickey

Background

Hickey, Margaret A. was born on March 14, 1902 in Kansas City. Daughter of Charles L. and Elizabeth (Wynne) Hickey.

Education

Juris Doctor, University Missouri, 1928. Doctor of Laws, Cedar Crest College, 1952. Doctor of Laws, MacMurray College, 1957.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Wilson College, 1962. Doctor of Letters, St. Mary's College Notre Dame, 1964. D.Ed., Culver-Stockton College, 1966.

Doctor of Laws, University Missouri at St. Louis, 1975.

Career

Sole practice, 1928-1933; founder, director, Miss Hickey's School for Secretaries, St. Louis, 1933-1969; public affairs editor, Ladies Home Journal, New York City. Appointed chairman national women's advising committee and observer Labor-Management Committee, War Manpower Commission, 1942-1945. Secretary national citizens committee United States Office Education;member Executive Committee National Social Welfare Assembly.

Vice president; member of advisory board Point Four Program, 1950-1952. Member President's advising committee Volunteer Foreign Aid, Agency for International Development, 1952-1981, vice chairman, 1962-1973, chairman, 1973-1976. Committee White House Conference Education.

Board of Governors American Red Cross, 1947-1953, 55-60, vice Chairman of the Board, 1947-1953,59-61, deputy to chairman, 1960-1973. Vice chairman medical and social advising committee League Red Cross Socs. Member National Manpower Council.

Member board National Health Council, 1948-1956. Member President's National Committee White House Conference Children and Youth, 1960. President National Conference Social Work, 1956-1957.

Chairman organizing committee International Conference Social Work, 1966. Chairman National Citizens Council Status Women, 1964-1966. Member of commission social science National Science Foundation, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• Margaret A. Hickey has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member board overseers Brandeis University. Member visiting committee Graduate School Education, Harvard. Trustee Tuskegee Institute American Youth Foundation.

Board directors National Association for Mental Health, 1970-1976. Active Luce Foundation Western Selection Panel for Its Asian Fellows Program, Public Advisory Committee Business and Professional Women's Foundation. Member International Federation Business and Professional Women (chairman United Nations committee, vice president), National Federation Business and Professional Women (honorary president), American Newspaper Women's Club, National Federation Press Women, Missouri Bar, Women's Bar Association.

Connections

Married Joseph T. Strubinger, October 20, 1935 (deceased October 1973).

Father:

Charles L. Hickey

Mother:

Elizabeth (Wynne) Hickey

Spouse:

Joseph T. Strubinger