Lucy W. Benson
Lucy Benson | |
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| Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs | |
| In office March 28, 1977 – January 5, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Carlyle E. Maw |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Nimetz |
| Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Governor | Michael Dukakis |
| Preceded by | Peter C. Goldmark Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jerald Stevens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucy Wilson Benson August 25, 1927 |
Lucy Wilson Benson (born August 25, 1927)[1] is an American retired government official who served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 1977 to 1980. When Benson was named to this post, it was the highest position ever held by a woman in the United States Department of State.[2]
Prior to joining the State Department, Benson served as President of the League of Women Voters (1968 to 1974) and Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services from 1975 to 1977.[3] She has also been a member of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees since 1985.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Presidency". google.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Washington Talk: Women in Government; The Pioneers", New York Times, Nov. 13, 1986
- ^ "Lucy Wilson Benson (1943), H1974". Amherst College. Amherst College. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.
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