Background
Parsons, Rose Peabody was born on October 11, 1891 in Groton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Endicott and Fanny Peabody.
Parsons, Rose Peabody was born on October 11, 1891 in Groton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Endicott and Fanny Peabody.
Student, St. Timothy's School, Catonsville, Maryland., 1908-1910.
Administrator volunteer services North Atlantic area, American Red Cross, 1942-1945; founder, Women United for United Nations, 1946; chairman, Women United for United Nations, 1946-1953; founder Committee Corresponding, Women United for United Nations chairman, Women United for United Nations, 1952-1955; vice chairman, Women United for United Nations, 1961-1964; member Executive Committee, Women United for United Nations, 1963-1970; liaison officer, International Council Women with the United Nations, 1963-1970; vice president, International Council Women, 1954-1963; member Executive Committee, International Council Women, 1970-1985. Non-government representative National Council Women United States, 1946-1963, president, 1956-1959, honorary president, 1959-1962, member Executive Committee, 1970-1985.
Former chairman women's group People-People Program. Vice chairman executive committee Non-government Organizations at United Nations, active development program United Nations, United Nations Spiritual Assembly. Member women's advisory council New York World's Fair Executive Committee.
Nurse hospitals and orphanages American Red Cross, France, 1916-1917, United States Mobile Hospital, 1918-1919. Member Cosmopolitan Club.
Married William Barclay Parsons, March 22, 1919. Children: William Barclay, Rose Peabody (Mistress Rose P. Lynch), Anne Barclay (Mistress Anne P. Priest).