Dorothy Stimson

Dorothy Stimson (October 10, 1890 – September 19, 1988) was an American academic. She served as the dean of Goucher College from 1921 to 1947 and was a professor of history at the college until 1955.

Dorothy Stimson
Dorothy Stimson, from the 1926 yearbook of Goucher College
Acting President of Goucher College
In office June 1930 – January 1930
Preceded by	Hans Froelicher
Succeeded by	David Allan Robertson
Dean of Goucher College
In office 1921–1947
Personal details
Born	October 10, 1890 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	September 19, 1988 Owls Head, Maine
Alma mater	Vassar College (AB) Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Profession	College administrator Academic

Stimson served as the president of the History of Science Society between 1953 and 1957. Her research included the reception of the Copernican theory. She also edited a collection of papers by George Sarton, considered to be the founder of the discipline of the history of science.^[1]

Early life and education

Stimson was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 10, 1890, to Henry Albert Stimson and Alice Wheaton.^[2] She was the granddaughter of a former president of Dartmouth College, and a cousin of former United States Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson.^[3] Stimson graduated from Vassar College in 1912 with a bachelor's degree. She later studied at Columbia University, from which she earned a master's degree in 1913 and doctorate in 1917.^[1][4] Her dissertation was titled The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe. It was at the suggestion of James Harvey Robinson that Stimson pursued this subject.^[5]

Career

Stimson was the dean of women at Goucher College from 1921 until 1947. She also served as a long-time professor of history at Goucher.^[1]

Awards

• John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for British History (1929)^[6]

References

1. "Dorothy Stimson, 97, Former Goucher Dean". The New York Times. 1988-09-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
2. Mackenzie, George Norbury (1917). Colonial Families of the United States of America: In which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. Grafton Press. pp. 79.
3. Mundy, Liza (10 October 2017). Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II (1st ed.). New York. ISBN 9780316352536. OCLC 972386321.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. "SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES, Dorothy Stimson Papers" (PDF). Goucher College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
5. Stimson, Dorothy (1917). The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe. University of California Libraries. Hanover, N.H.
6. "Dorothy Stimson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Stimson, Dorothy (1917). The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe. University of California Libraries. Hanover, N.H.

External links

• Guide to the Dorothy Stimson Papers at the Goucher College Library