Kathryn McHale explained

Kathryn McHale
Birth Date:July 22, 1889
Birth Place:Logansport, Indiana
Death Date:October 8, 1956
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Occupation:Educator

Kathryn McHale (July 22, 1889 – October 8, 1956) was an American educator and psychologist. She was general director of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) from 1929 to 1950.

Early life and education

Kathryn McHale was born in Logansport, Indiana, the daughter of Martin McHale and Margaret Farrell McHale.[1] Her brother Frank M. McHale became a prominent lawyer and political figure.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1919, followed by a master's degree in 1920, and a PhD in psychology in 1926.[3] Her dissertation was titled Comparative Psychology and Hygiene of the Overweight Child (1926).[4]

Career

McHale taught school in Logansport as a young woman. After completing her doctorate, she joined the faculty of Goucher College in Maryland, and became a full professor there in 1927. She left Goucher in 1935. She also taught at New York University, Carleton College, and the University of Minnesota. She was on the board of trustees of Purdue University from 1937 to 1946. She was active in policy work with UNESCO,[5] the United States Office of Education,[6] and the American Association of Adult Education, among other bodies.[7] [8]

McHale was general director of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) from 1929 to 1950.[9] "McHale's skills in organization building and the sense of professionalism she passed on to the Association members meshed well with the Depression era's climate of public activism," noted historian Susan Levine in 1995.[10] McHale took particular interest in women's health issues, encouraging AAUW members to learn about the early detection for cancer in the 1930s, when such campaigns were rare.[11] But she steered the organization away from addressing the legalization of birth control, which she opposed personally, and which she worried would cause a split in AAUW's membership. She similarly avoided making decisions about racial integration of the AAUW;[12] her standard response to inquiries was that "no one has pressed the issue of branch membership, and naturally I do not care for the issue to arise." However, in 1946, the national board of the AAUW instructed that branches should not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, religion or political affiliation.[13]

After leaving the AAUW executive office, McHale was the longest-serving member of the Subversive Activities Control Board, appointed in 1950 during the Truman administration,[14] and remaining involved until May 1956, a few months before her death.[15] [16]

Publications

McHale mostly published in the fields of educational administration and developmental psychology, with articles in journals including Journal of Applied Psychology,[17] Journal of Higher Education,[18] [19] Childhood Education,[20] The Psychological Clinic,[21] and Teachers College Record.[22] She also co-authored publications of the AAUW.[23] [24]

Personal life

McHale had a stroke and died in Washington, D.C. in 1956, aged 67 years.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Leavitt, Judith A. . American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government . 1985 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 978-0-313-23748-5 . 171–172 . en.
  2. News: 1975-01-27 . Frank McHale Dies at 84; Former Democratic Leader . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-08 . 0362-4331.
  3. https://www.in.gov/icw/files/20180330-McHale,-Kathryn.pdf "Dr. Kathryn McHale"
  4. Book: McHale, Kathryn . Comparative Psychology and Hygiene of the Overweight Child . 1926 . Teachers College, Columbia University . en.
  5. News: Doyle . Genevieve . 1947-09-14 . Is Delegate to UNESCO . 22 . Arizona Daily Star . 2022-03-08 . Newspapers.com.
  6. June 1946 . Citizens' Federal Committee on Education Holds First Meeting . School Life . 11.
  7. Book: Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Junior Bar Section, Radio Committee . Text of Discussion Presented Over Radio Station WWDC, February 10, 1952, on "District Roundtable" . 1952 . The Board . 9 . en.
  8. News: 1941-01-05 . Dr. Kathryn McHale Will be Honored by A.A.U.W. . 15 . Arizona Daily Star . 2022-03-08 . Newspapers.com.
  9. Book: Meeropol, Ann Karus . A Male President for Mount Holyoke College: The Failed Fight to Maintain Female Leadership, 1934-1937 . 2014-02-10 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7133-1 . 53 . en.
  10. Book: Levine, Susan . Degrees of Equality: The American Association of University Women and the Challenge of Twentieth-century Feminism . 1995 . Temple University Press . 978-1-56639-326-3 . 27–30, 47–50; quote on page 28 . en.
  11. Web site: AAUW's Cancer Education Campaign . 2022-03-08 . AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881 . en-US.
  12. Book: Laville, Helen . Organized White Women and the Challenge of Racial Integration, 1945-1965 . 2017-02-20 . Springer . 978-3-319-49694-8 . 118 . en.
  13. Leone . Janice . 1989 . Integrating the American Association of University Women, 1946-1949 . The Historian . 51 . 3 . 423–445; quote on page 429 . 10.1111/j.1540-6563.1989.tb01270.x . 24447356 . 0018-2370. subscription .
  14. Book: Shawhan . Dorothy S. . Lucy Somerville Howorth: New Deal Lawyer, Politician, and Feminist from the South . Swain . Martha H. . 2011-04-06 . LSU Press . 978-0-8071-3875-5 . xxvi . en.
  15. Book: United States Congress, House of Representatives . Hearings . 1957 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 86, note 2 . en.
  16. Book: United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations . Independent Offices Appropriations for 1954: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First Session . 1953 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 199 . en.
  17. McHale . K. . 1924 . An Experimental Study of Vocational Interests of a Liberal Arts College Group. . Journal of Applied Psychology . en . 8 . 2 . 245–255 . 10.1037/h0074214 . 0021-9010.
  18. McHale . Kathryn . 1931 . Changes in the Colleges . The Journal of Higher Education . 2 . 6 . 289–294 . 10.2307/1974813 . 1974813 . 0022-1546.
  19. McHale . Kathryn . 1935 . Education for Women . The Journal of Higher Education . 6 . 9 . 459–468 . 10.2307/1975606 . 1975606 . 0022-1546.
  20. McHale . Kathryn . 1931-01-01 . Special Education for Parents and Teachers . Childhood Education . 7 . 5 . 246–248 . 10.1080/00094056.1931.10723618 . 0009-4056.
  21. McHale . Kathryn . April 1930 . An Information Test of Interests . The Psychological Clinic . 19 . 2 . 53–58 . 5138348 . 28909334.
  22. McHale . Kathryn . 1932-10-01 . Future Possibilities in Liberal-Arts Education: Some Expert Opinions . Teachers College Record . English . 33 . 10 . 230–255. 10.1177/016146813203301009 . 251540972 .
  23. Book: McHale . Kathryn . Adolescence: Its Problems and Guidance . Speek . Frances Valiant . Houdlette . Harriet Ahlers . 1932 . National headquarters . en.
  24. Book: McHale . Kathryn . Newer Aspects of Collegiate Education: A Study Guide . Speek . Mrs Frances Valiant . 1936 . AAUW . en.
  25. Book: McHale . Kathryn . The Infant . Manwell . Elizabeth Moore . 1931 . National headquarters . en.
  26. Book: McHale . Kathryn . The Toddler . Manwell . Elizabeth . 1931 . National headquarters . en.
  27. Book: McHale, Kathryn . Pre-adolescence: Its Development and Adjustments . 1932 . National Headquarters [American Association of University Women] . en.
  28. News: 1956-10-09 . Dr. Kathryn McHale Dies Suddenly in Washington . 1 . Logansport Pharos-Tribune . 2022-03-08 . Newspapers.com.

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