Bernice McCoy
Bernice McCoy (1878 - October 15, 1944) was an American educator, Dean of Women at State Normal School, Lewiston.
Early life[edit]
Bernice McCoy was born in 1878 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of J. B. McCoy and Harriet Hald.[1]
She obtained B. S. and M. S. degrees at University of Idaho. She graduated from Lewiston State Normal School in Lewiston, Idaho in 1898.[2] In 1909 she became a postgraduate student at Columbia University.[1]
Career[edit]
In 1898 she started teaching in the Vineland schools.[3]
Bernice McCoy was an assistant professor of Education at University of Idaho. She was Director of Placement Service and Non-Resident Instruction.[1]
She was County Superintendent of Schools in Nez Perce County, Idaho from 1903 to 1909.[1]
For 6 years she was assistant of the State Superintendent and then State Superintendent of Schools of Public Instruction elected in 1914 under the Republican ticket.[1][4][5] In 1916 she declined to be a candidate for renomination.[6]
She was an instructor at Lewiston State Normal School, Lewiston, Idaho. She was Dean of Women at State Normal School, Lewiston, from 1917 to 1919.[1][7] In 1919 she resigned to take up war service.[8]
She was a member of the State Board of Education.[1]
She was the National Field Secretary for the Young Women's Christian Association from 1919 to 1921 in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
In 1919 she became a member of the Faculty at University of Idaho and was member of the Academic Council since 1926.[1][9]
She was a member of Pi Lambda Theta and American Association of University Women.[1]
From July 4, 1917 to April 14, 1920 she corresponded with Dora Kelly Lewis.[10] In 1917 she corresponded with Ada Lois James.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Bernice McCoy moved to Idaho in 1893 and lived at 801 West Sixth St., Moscow, Idaho.[1]
She died on October 15, 1944, in Lewinston, Idaho, and is buried at Normal Hill Cemetery.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 124. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Normal Commencement - 03 Jun 1898, Fri • Page 5". Lewiston Daily Teller: 5. 1898. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "17 Dec 1898, Sat • Page 4". Lewiston Daily Teller: 4. 1898. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "NOTICE TO ELECTORS" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Weatherford, Doris (2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. p. 455. ISBN 9781608710072. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Miss Ethel Redfield for Supt. of Idaho Schools - 12 Aug 1916, Sat • Page 1". Albany Daily Democrat: 1. 1916. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "17 May 1917, Thu • Page 8". The Oregon Daily Journal: 8. 1917. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Idaho Normal Dean Resigns - 16 Mar 1919, Sun • Page 14". The Oregon Daily Journal: 14. 1919. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b "U. of I. Faculty Member Succumbs - 17 Oct 1944, Tue • Page 3". The Post-Register: 3. 1944. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Bernice McCoy National Advisory Council, National Woman's Party". Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952 / Ada James papers, correspondence, 1917, Jan.-June". Retrieved 30 September 2017.
