Background
Brooks, Mary Mcleod was born on August 13, 1911 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Jonas Hastings and Annie Maude Elizabeth (McLeod) Brooks.
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Mary Mcleod Brooks
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Education
Bachelor, Smith College, 1933; postgraduate, Merill-Palmer School, Detroit, 1934-1935; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1942.
Career
Nursery school teacher, Vassar Institute Euthenics, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1933; director, teacher private nursery school, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1933-1934; counselor, Merrill-Palmer Camp, Detroit, 1935; director, assistant professor, Hillsdale (Michigan) College Nursery School, 1935-1938; director, associate professor, Berea (Kentucky) College Nursery School, 1938-1941; director, assistant professor, Wheaton College Nursery School, Norton, Massachusetts, 1942-1948; teaching fellow department early childhood education, Teachers College of Columbia University, New York City, 1948-1949; instructor, Eliot-Pearson School, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1949-1950; supervisor student teachers department early chilhood education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, 1949-1951; professor, director, Goddard College Nursery School, Plainfield, Vermont, 1950-1952; assistant to curator, Museum National History, St. Johnsbury, 1952-1954; director admissions Eliot-Pearson School, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1954-1955; director children's activities, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1955-1961; coordinator children's activities, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1965-1972; supervisor program autistic nursery school, 1956-1958; director, Child Study Center Nursery School, Philadelphia, 1961-1965.
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Membership
Overseer, 1st day committee Religious Society of Friends, Philadelphia, 1969-1973. Trustee Clearwater (Florida) Society of Friends, since 1978. Active Common Cause, since 1970, American Red Cross, since 1973, Senior Citizens of Clearwater, since 1974, Amnesty International, 1985-1996, Tampa Bay Orchestra, since 1992.
Historian, volunteer Hospice of Florida Suncoast, 1978-1995. Historian Spouse Abuse Shelter, Clearwater, since 1981. Member Association for Care of Children's Health (founder, charter member, honorary member, chairman International conference 1967, vice president 1970-1973, historian 1973-1980), Child Life Council Inc.
(charter), Florida Association Child Life Professionals, Florida Association Child Life (honorary member, founder, Coalition Child Life and Therapeutic Relations (honorary member).
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Religion
Society of Friends
Education
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1933
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1942