Paper: San Diego Union
Date: 1955-05-22
FOREIGN OBITUARIES
LENA M PHILLIPS
Lena Madesin Phillips, 74, founder of the International Federation of Business and Professional Woman and its president since 1930, died Friday night in Marseille, France.
Miss Phillips, who lived in New York, was also an organizer in 1919 of the Business and Professional Women's Club in New York and of the national federation of these clubs. She was admitted to the bar in 1917 in Kentucky and first practiced law in that state.
She was en route to a meeting of professional women in Beyrouth, Lebanon, where she was to represent the American Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
BIOGRAPHY
She was born Anna Lena Phillips on September 15, 1881 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky to Judge William Henry Phillips and his second wife, Alice Shook. At age 11, because she detested her name she changed it to Lena Madesin. It is said that she used the name Madesin, which is French for medicine in honor of her older brother who was studying medicine in France at the time.
She graduated from Jessamine Institute, Nicholasville, 1899; student at Goucher College, 1899-1900 and 1901-1902; Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1901-1903; LL.B., NYU 1923. Teacher of music, organizer and director of music school, Nicholasville until 1916; admitted to Kentucky bar 1917, New Jersey bar, U.S. District Court (N.J.) 1922, New York bar 1924; secretary of national board, Y.W.C.A., NYC 1918-1919; executive secretary, 1919-1922; N.F.B.P.W.Clubs, president, 1926-1929, honorary president until 1955; founder I.F.B.P.W. and president 1930-1947, founder-president until 1955; practiced law NYC, 1924-1935; associate editor, Pictorial Review, 1935-1939; President, National Council of Women, 1931-1935, honorary president until 1955; Vice President, National Kindergarten Association; Vice President, International Council of Women, 1938-1947; consulting member, Consumers' Advisory Board under NRA. Member, Federal Council of Churches (Advisory Committee on a Just and Durable Peace). Sent by the Office of War Information on a special mission to Sweden, 1943-1944. Member: ABA; NY League of Business and Professional Women (honorary president); Southern Women's Educational Alliance, Kentucky Society; Consumer's Cooperative Association; Saturday's Children of NYC; Soroptimist Club; Chi Omega; Phi Delta Delta; Order of the Coif.
Date: 1955-05-22
FOREIGN OBITUARIES
LENA M PHILLIPS
Lena Madesin Phillips, 74, founder of the International Federation of Business and Professional Woman and its president since 1930, died Friday night in Marseille, France.
Miss Phillips, who lived in New York, was also an organizer in 1919 of the Business and Professional Women's Club in New York and of the national federation of these clubs. She was admitted to the bar in 1917 in Kentucky and first practiced law in that state.
She was en route to a meeting of professional women in Beyrouth, Lebanon, where she was to represent the American Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
BIOGRAPHY
She was born Anna Lena Phillips on September 15, 1881 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky to Judge William Henry Phillips and his second wife, Alice Shook. At age 11, because she detested her name she changed it to Lena Madesin. It is said that she used the name Madesin, which is French for medicine in honor of her older brother who was studying medicine in France at the time.
She graduated from Jessamine Institute, Nicholasville, 1899; student at Goucher College, 1899-1900 and 1901-1902; Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1901-1903; LL.B., NYU 1923. Teacher of music, organizer and director of music school, Nicholasville until 1916; admitted to Kentucky bar 1917, New Jersey bar, U.S. District Court (N.J.) 1922, New York bar 1924; secretary of national board, Y.W.C.A., NYC 1918-1919; executive secretary, 1919-1922; N.F.B.P.W.Clubs, president, 1926-1929, honorary president until 1955; founder I.F.B.P.W. and president 1930-1947, founder-president until 1955; practiced law NYC, 1924-1935; associate editor, Pictorial Review, 1935-1939; President, National Council of Women, 1931-1935, honorary president until 1955; Vice President, National Kindergarten Association; Vice President, International Council of Women, 1938-1947; consulting member, Consumers' Advisory Board under NRA. Member, Federal Council of Churches (Advisory Committee on a Just and Durable Peace). Sent by the Office of War Information on a special mission to Sweden, 1943-1944. Member: ABA; NY League of Business and Professional Women (honorary president); Southern Women's Educational Alliance, Kentucky Society; Consumer's Cooperative Association; Saturday's Children of NYC; Soroptimist Club; Chi Omega; Phi Delta Delta; Order of the Coif.
Paper: San Diego Union
Date: 1955-05-22
FOREIGN OBITUARIES
LENA M PHILLIPS
Lena Madesin Phillips, 74, founder of the International Federation of Business and Professional Woman and its president since 1930, died Friday night in Marseille, France.
Miss Phillips, who lived in New York, was also an organizer in 1919 of the Business and Professional Women's Club in New York and of the national federation of these clubs. She was admitted to the bar in 1917 in Kentucky and first practiced law in that state.
She was en route to a meeting of professional women in Beyrouth, Lebanon, where she was to represent the American Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
BIOGRAPHY
She was born Anna Lena Phillips on September 15, 1881 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky to Judge William Henry Phillips and his second wife, Alice Shook. At age 11, because she detested her name she changed it to Lena Madesin. It is said that she used the name Madesin, which is French for medicine in honor of her older brother who was studying medicine in France at the time.
She graduated from Jessamine Institute, Nicholasville, 1899; student at Goucher College, 1899-1900 and 1901-1902; Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1901-1903; LL.B., NYU 1923. Teacher of music, organizer and director of music school, Nicholasville until 1916; admitted to Kentucky bar 1917, New Jersey bar, U.S. District Court (N.J.) 1922, New York bar 1924; secretary of national board, Y.W.C.A., NYC 1918-1919; executive secretary, 1919-1922; N.F.B.P.W.Clubs, president, 1926-1929, honorary president until 1955; founder I.F.B.P.W. and president 1930-1947, founder-president until 1955; practiced law NYC, 1924-1935; associate editor, Pictorial Review, 1935-1939; President, National Council of Women, 1931-1935, honorary president until 1955; Vice President, National Kindergarten Association; Vice President, International Council of Women, 1938-1947; consulting member, Consumers' Advisory Board under NRA. Member, Federal Council of Churches (Advisory Committee on a Just and Durable Peace). Sent by the Office of War Information on a special mission to Sweden, 1943-1944. Member: ABA; NY League of Business and Professional Women (honorary president); Southern Women's Educational Alliance, Kentucky Society; Consumer's Cooperative Association; Saturday's Children of NYC; Soroptimist Club; Chi Omega; Phi Delta Delta; Order of the Coif.
Date: 1955-05-22
FOREIGN OBITUARIES
LENA M PHILLIPS
Lena Madesin Phillips, 74, founder of the International Federation of Business and Professional Woman and its president since 1930, died Friday night in Marseille, France.
Miss Phillips, who lived in New York, was also an organizer in 1919 of the Business and Professional Women's Club in New York and of the national federation of these clubs. She was admitted to the bar in 1917 in Kentucky and first practiced law in that state.
She was en route to a meeting of professional women in Beyrouth, Lebanon, where she was to represent the American Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
BIOGRAPHY
She was born Anna Lena Phillips on September 15, 1881 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky to Judge William Henry Phillips and his second wife, Alice Shook. At age 11, because she detested her name she changed it to Lena Madesin. It is said that she used the name Madesin, which is French for medicine in honor of her older brother who was studying medicine in France at the time.
She graduated from Jessamine Institute, Nicholasville, 1899; student at Goucher College, 1899-1900 and 1901-1902; Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1901-1903; LL.B., NYU 1923. Teacher of music, organizer and director of music school, Nicholasville until 1916; admitted to Kentucky bar 1917, New Jersey bar, U.S. District Court (N.J.) 1922, New York bar 1924; secretary of national board, Y.W.C.A., NYC 1918-1919; executive secretary, 1919-1922; N.F.B.P.W.Clubs, president, 1926-1929, honorary president until 1955; founder I.F.B.P.W. and president 1930-1947, founder-president until 1955; practiced law NYC, 1924-1935; associate editor, Pictorial Review, 1935-1939; President, National Council of Women, 1931-1935, honorary president until 1955; Vice President, National Kindergarten Association; Vice President, International Council of Women, 1938-1947; consulting member, Consumers' Advisory Board under NRA. Member, Federal Council of Churches (Advisory Committee on a Just and Durable Peace). Sent by the Office of War Information on a special mission to Sweden, 1943-1944. Member: ABA; NY League of Business and Professional Women (honorary president); Southern Women's Educational Alliance, Kentucky Society; Consumer's Cooperative Association; Saturday's Children of NYC; Soroptimist Club; Chi Omega; Phi Delta Delta; Order of the Coif.
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