Jennelle V. Moorhead

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Jennelle V. Moorhead
A smiling older white woman, with dark hair in a bouffant updo, wearing a corsage and pearls and a gown with a square neckline
Moorhead in a 1966 publication
Born
Jennelle Frances Vandevort

(1903-07-13)July 13, 1903
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1999(1999-01-31) (aged 95)
Yuma, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationEducator

Jennelle Frances Vandevort Moorhead (July 13, 1903 – January 31, 1999) was an American educator and clubwoman. From 1943 to 1946, she was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs. From 1964 to 1967, she was president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.

Early life and education[edit]

Vandevort was born in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of Henry Heaton Vandevort and Emma Vanfleet Vandevort.[1] She graduated from Willamette University in 1925. During college, she helped to run a YWCA summer camp for girls,[2] and represented student YWCA chapters in the Pacific Northwest at a national meeting in New York City in 1924.[3] She earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon in 1948.

Career[edit]

Moorhead was a professor of health education at the University of Oregon.[4][5] She was also director of health education for the Marion County Department of Health.[6] She was a fellow of the American Public Health Association and the American School Health Association.[7] She was active in the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Oregon Mental Hygiene Association.

In 1935, Moorhead was president of the Salem Woman's Club.[8] From 1943 to 1946, she was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs.[9] In the 1950s she was president of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers.[10] She served on the United States' commission for UNESCO from 1957 to 1962,[11][12] and on the U.S. Surgeon General's task force on cigarette smoking.[13] She was a member of the advisory council to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.[7] She made a four-month study tour of Asian countries in 1956, with particular interest in children's health education.[6] In 1960, she led a tour group to Scandinavia and the Soviet Union, to study education programs.[14] She led at least four study tours to West Africa.[15]

From 1964[16] to 1967, Moorhead was president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (now known as the National PTA).[17][18] In 1966, she addressed the National Education Association annual convention on the topic of "Danger from the Far Right",[19] after attempts by the John Birch Society to take over PTA meetings and harass its leaders.[20] Also in 1966, she received a Scroll of Appreciation from Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State, for her work on behalf of international education.[21]

Publications[edit]

  • "P-TA Action on the Sex Deviate Problem" (1952)[10]
  • "Food for Thought: School Health Education around the World" (1956)[11]
  • "Danger from the Far Right" (1966, pamphlet)[19]

Personal life[edit]

Vandevort married industrial chemist George Roy Kelsay Moorhead in 1926. They had two sons, George Van and Bruce. Her husband died in 1987, and she died in 1999, at the age of 95, in Yuma, Arizona.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Returns from Southern Oregon". Statesman Journal. November 20, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Girls' Camp is Planned by Y.W." The Capital Journal. July 8, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jennelle Vandevort Leaves for New York City Saturday". Statesman Journal. December 11, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The News of the Week in Education; Adult Education". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. pp. E9. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "School Health Education Viewed as Specialty". Public Health Reports. 68 (2): 217. February 1953.
  6. ^ a b Lundeen, Kay (April 16, 1956). "Educator Sees Children as PTA's Chief Concern". The Eugene Guard. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Coquille Woman's Club to Hear Health Educator". The World. November 6, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Arends, Hank (February 13, 1990). "Salem Woman's Club honors past leaders". Statesman Journal. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mrs. Jennelle Moorhead Addresses School Groups". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 14, 1952. p. 101. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b Moorhead, Jennelle (1952). "P-TA Action on the Sex Deviate Problem". The Coordinator. 1 (2): 6–9. doi:10.2307/581244. ISSN 1540-8256. JSTOR 581244.
  11. ^ a b Moorhead, Jennelle (August 1956). "Food for Thought—School Health Education Around the World". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 46 (8): 998–1007. doi:10.2105/AJPH.46.8.998. ISSN 0002-9572. PMC 1623973. PMID 13340041.
  12. ^ "President Truman Honored". U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Newsletter. 13 (1): 1. December 1965.
  13. ^ "Schools, Parents Included in Anti-Smoking Program". Science News. 90 (4): 53. 1966. ISSN 0036-8423. JSTOR 3950855.
  14. ^ Lundeen, Kay (June 28, 1960). "Jennelle Moorhead Guides Party on Russian Tour". The Eugene Guard. p. 12. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Timbuctu tours tireless". The Capital Journal. October 2, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1,000 Here for P.-T.A. Session". The Kansas City Star. October 27, 1964. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Past National PTA Presidents (1960-1969)". PTA. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Curriculum: Toward a B.A. in Alcohol?". Time. January 21, 1966. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  19. ^ a b Moorhead, Jennelle. "Danger from the Far Right" (1966).
  20. ^ Heath, Sarah E. "Going to Extremes: The National Parent Teacher Association and Political Extremism in the 1960s" Midwest Social Sciences Journal 22(1)(2019).
  21. ^ "In Appreciation". Department of State News Letter (62): 55. June 1966.
  22. ^ "Obituaries: Jennelle Moorhead". Yuma Sun. February 20, 1999. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.com.

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