Mildred Mary Jeffrey

Background

Jeffrey, Mildred Mary was born on December 29, 1911. Daughter of Bert David and Bertha (Merritt) McWilliams.

Education

Bachelor, University Minnesota, 1932. Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1934.

Career

Investigator NIRA, Pennsylvania, 1935. Educational director Pennsylvania Joint Board Shirt Workers, 1936. General organizer Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, 1938-1939.

Member communications staff War Production Board, Washington, 1940-1943. Director women's department international union United Auto Workers, Detroit, 1943-1950, director radio department, 1950-1955, assistant to president, 1955-1970, director consumer affairs, 1970-1977. Freelance consultant, 1980—2004.

Consultant Coalition Labor Union Women, Detroit, 1977-1979.

Achievements

• Mildred Mary Jeffrey has been listed as a noteworthy secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Detroit Public Library. Commission, 1950-1978, Detroit Parks and Recreation Commission, 1962-1969, Michigan Consumer Council. Appointed governor's commission on higher education, 1968-1971.

Member executive committee Democratic National Committee. Appointed National Commission on Youth Employment, 1961-1963, IWY Commission, 1977-1978. Delegate IWY Convention, Houston, 1977.

Elected chairman Wayne State University board governors, 1980, 90. Board directors National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, Voters for Choice, Women's Campaign Fund. President Michigan Women's Foundation, 1989-2004. public member board directors BCBSM, 1987-2004.

Executive board directors Women Meaningful Summit, 1987-2004, Del Soviet American Women;s Summit, 1990. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Americans for Democratic Action (vice president, Leadership award 1978), Michigan Association Trustees Public University (chairman).

Interests

• Photography.

Connections

Married Homer Newman Jeffrey (divorced 1966). Children: Sharon Rose, Daniel Balfour.

Father:

Bert David McWilliams

Mother:

Bertha (Merritt) McWilliams

Spouse:

Homer Newman Jeffrey

child:

Daniel Balfour Jeffrey

child:

Sharon Rose Jeffrey