Trustee 1927-42
Born: January 25, 1878 (Basnettville, Marion County, WV)
Died: May 5, 1972 (Washington, DC)
Education:
- 1896-97 West Virginia Conference Seminary (Literary, Art, Music)
- 1929 West Virginia Wesleyan College (Doctor of Humanities) — the first woman to be so honored.
Occupation:
- 1908-18 President of the West Virginia Women’s Temperance Union
- 1916 she was also the President of the West Virginia State Suffrage Association
- 1921, Lenna was appointed by President Warren G. Harding to represent the United States at the International Congress Against Alcoholism which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1923, he appointed her to that gathering again, but this time in Copenhagen
- 1921-33 Was the first woman ever appointed to the West Virginia State Board of Education
- 1923-32 Lenna Lowe Yost served as a member of the Republican National Committee
- 1928 Responsible for the Federal Prison for Women being located in Alderson, West Virginia. It opened in 1928.
- 1930-35 Lenna Lowe Yost was appointed by the Republican National Committee to direct women’s activities throughout the nation
Where they lived: Huntington, WV; Washington, D.C.; Fairview, WV; Grand Rapids, MI
Years Served: 1927-1943
Trustee Committees:
- Degrees 1934-1937; 1939-1943
- Grounds and Building 1930-1933
- Honorary Degrees 1937-1939
Sources:
- Catalog of the West Virginia Confrerence Seminary 1896-97
- Harper, E.H.. (1922) History of woman suffrage, Chapter XLVII: West Virginia (p.687-698).
- Howe, B.J. (2015) “Lenna Lowe Yost.” e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 09 December 2015.
- Murmurmontis: Dedication 1933
- Thurston, K.G. (2009) Lenna Lowe Yost, temperance and the ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by West Virginia. Morgantown, WV: WVU.
- WV Archives & History
- West Virginia and Regional History Newsletter, Fall 2003
- West Virginia Wesleyan College Bulletin – Sundial, 1963-05, p.22 , Alumni News
Related Page: Lenna’s Legacy (Blog Post, Paula McGrew 2020-01-20)