Woman of the World
Mary McGeachy (1901–91) navigated the gender conventions of the twentieth century. Born a gospel preacher''s daughter in small-town Ontario, she served in the League of Nations Secretariat in the 1930s and was employed by the British Ministry of Economic Warfare during World War II. In October 1942, she became the first woman to be given British diplomatic rank, and in 1944 was made Director of We...
Mary McGeachy (1901–91) navigated the gender conventions of the twentieth century. Born a gospel preacher''s daughter in small-town Ontario, she served in the League of Nations Secretariat in the 1930s and was employed by the British Ministry of Economic Warfare during World War II. In October 1942, she became the first woman to be given British diplomatic rank, and in 1944 was made Director of We...
