Ruth Helen Winchester Morey
Significance:
Though the town was incorporated in 1713, it was not until
1956 that Ruth Morey became the first woman elected to serve
as a “Selectman.” Four years later Ruth became the first female
Chair of the Selectmen. Ruth also became the first female
president of Lexington Historical Society. She won the White
Tricorne Hat in 1976 and served in Town Meeting for 25 years.
Ruth represents the women who are first to accomplish
something and who do it exceptionally well!
Birth:
Death:
22-Dec-05
4-Nov-94
Obituary:
Marriage:
George P Morey
Children:
Yes
Places Lived:
Lexington
Connection to Lexington:
Wikipedia:
Book Titles:
Education:
Employment:
Radcliffe College
President of the Lexington Historical Society
Lexington School Committee and Chair
Town Meeting for 25 years
White Tricorn Hat Winner- 1976
Quotation:
Link to page in Notable American Women:
Inclusion in the Lexington
Historical Society Exhibit?
Yes
Additional Info:
Ruth Morey was the first female member of the Board of Selectmen (1956), the first female Chair of that Board (1960), and the first female president of Lexington Historical Society (1964) –from @LexHistSoc tweet
Some of this information distilled from FindAGrave.com and various corroborating sources on Ancestry.com
Preliminary Sketch
- Meredith Bergmann
