Writing in Mills Quarterly in 1917, as quoted in Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt (1877-1948), retrieved: 3 July 2018
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Yesterday’s woman was expected to have individual interests, caring for the brightness of the hearth fire and the comforts of the family group. Today she has inherited the community and the community’s welfare. Civics, religion and education have become her field of activity. She is homemaker and citizen.
— Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
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About Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt (April 1, 1877 - January 28, 1948) was an educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, completed her doctoral dissertation at Yale, and studied as a fellow at Oxford. After teaching at the University of Idaho, the Lewiston State Normal School, and with the Extension Division of the University of California, she was elected president of Mills College in 1916, and held the position until 1943, making her the longest serving president in the history of the school.
About Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt (April 1, 1877 - January 28, 1948) was an educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, completed her doctoral dissertation at Yale, and studied as a fellow at Oxford. After teaching at the University of Idaho, the Lewiston State Normal School, and with the Extension Division of the University of California, she was elected president of Mills College in 1916, and held the position until 1943, making her the longest serving president in the history of the school.
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