McMenamin, Joan Stitt
Biography
Joan Stitt McMenamin served as the fifth headmistress of the Nightingale-Bamford School from 1971 until her retirement in 1992.
Mrs. McMenamin attended the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She then attended Smith College, where she earned an economics degree, and the Katharine Gibbs School for secretarial skills (per her father's wishes, who believed it would insure her financial independence).
In 1959, Mrs. McMenamin first came to Nightingale as a typist for Catherine Woodbridge, who was headmistress at that time. Her education and talents led to her role as a history teacher, where she emphasized knowledge of current events.
The Joan Stitt McMenamin lecture was created following her death in 2004, with the first lecture given in November 2005.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of Educational Exchange Agreement between The Nightingale-Bamford School and Hiroshima Kake Institution Eisugakkan Junior and Senior High School, c. 1980 - 1989
Photographs of Japanese exchange students. Includes photographs showing Joan Stitt McMenamin, 1988
Photographs of Japanese students participating in exchange program. Names on versos of some. Includes photos showing Joan McMenamin, 1988 - 1989
Records related to Ascham School exchange program in Australia, primarily correspondence, 1982 - 1991
Includes primarily correspondence between Joan McMenamin and Ascham School's head, Rowena Danziger. Also includes Application for Admission to Ascham Achool, Ascham School Prospectus, Ascham School Enrolment (sic) Procedures, and Ascham School Limited Fees List, all from 1983. Mentioned exchange students include Anna Lewis and Sara Grady from Nightingale, and Sarah Plaskitt from Ascham. There is one color 4x6 photograph depicting two men and one woman, possibly Rowena Danziger.
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