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She taught part-time at Barnard following her graduation.<ref name="HH" /> She took a leave of absence when working as a professor at the college to help the Navy develop a program to incorporate women into the military, which resulted in the WAVES.<ref name="HH" /> While the development of the organization was in-progress, the press nicknamed the future service women sailorettes and gobettes. Reynard came up with the name Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, to indicate that the organization was temporary as a means to placate the men in command who were nervous about women joining the branch of service. The acronym called to mind the seas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homefrontheroines.com/exhibits/from-gobettes-to-waves-and-spars/in-the-navy/the-waves-emerge/|title=The WAVES Emerge|website=Homefront Heroines}}</ref> Reynard was second in command of the WAVES. The first in command was [[Virginia Gildersleeve]].<ref name="Rosenberg">{{cite web|title=The Legacy of Dean Gildersleeve |author=Rosenberg, Rosalind| date=1995 | access-date=July 16, 2017| url=http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/learn/documents/gildersleeve.htm | deadurl=yes |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100624022420/http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/learn/documents/gildersleeve.htm | archive-date=June 24, 2010 }}</ref> She was transferred to New York to work at [[Hunter College]], where she developed a training program to be used by the WAVES.<ref name="HH" />
She taught part-time at Barnard following her graduation.<ref name="HH" /> She took a leave of absence when working as a professor at the college to help the Navy develop a program to incorporate women into the military, which resulted in the WAVES.<ref name="HH" /> While the development of the organization was in-progress, the press nicknamed the future service women sailorettes and gobettes. Reynard came up with the name Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, to indicate that the organization was temporary as a means to placate the men in command who were nervous about women joining the branch of service. The acronym called to mind the seas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homefrontheroines.com/exhibits/from-gobettes-to-waves-and-spars/in-the-navy/the-waves-emerge/|title=The WAVES Emerge|website=Homefront Heroines}}</ref> Reynard was second in command of the WAVES. The first in command was [[Virginia Gildersleeve]].<ref name="Rosenberg">{{cite web|title=The Legacy of Dean Gildersleeve |author=Rosenberg, Rosalind| date=1995 | access-date=July 16, 2017| url=http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/learn/documents/gildersleeve.htm | deadurl=yes |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100624022420/http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/learn/documents/gildersleeve.htm | archive-date=June 24, 2010 }}</ref> She was transferred to New York to work at [[Hunter College]], where she developed a training program to be used by the WAVES.<ref name="HH" />


She was the first woman to be appointed lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve.<ref>{{citation|title=The Transformation of Women’s Collegiate Education: The Legacy of Virginia Gildersleeve|author=Patrick Dilley|publisher= Springer|date=December 1, 2016|page= 103}}</ref>
She was the first woman to be appointed lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve.<ref>{{cite book|author=Patrick Dilley|title=The Transformation of Women’s Collegiate Education: The Legacy of Virginia Gildersleeve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iMCiDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|date=1 December 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-46861-7|page=103}}</ref>


She authored ''The Narrow Land'' (1934) and ''The Mutinous Wind'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=Elizabeth+Reynard&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=25&sk=en_US|title=Elizabeth Reynard|website=Library of Congress Online Catalog|accessdate=July 19, 2017}}</ref>
She authored ''The Narrow Land'' (1934) and ''The Mutinous Wind'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=Elizabeth+Reynard&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=25&sk=en_US|title=Elizabeth Reynard|website=Library of Congress Online Catalog|accessdate=July 19, 2017}}</ref>

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Elizabeth Reynard

Elizabeth Reynard (1897-1962) was an English professor at Barnard College. She served in the military, helping to establish the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) and was the first woman to be appointed lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve.

Early life

Born in Massachusetts, she moved with her mother following her father's death to New York City. The family was "virtually destitute" following his death.[1]

She graduated from Barnard College, having worked as a copywriter during her time there.[1]

Career

She taught part-time at Barnard following her graduation.[1] She took a leave of absence when working as a professor at the college to help the Navy develop a program to incorporate women into the military, which resulted in the WAVES.[1] While the development of the organization was in-progress, the press nicknamed the future service women sailorettes and gobettes. Reynard came up with the name Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, to indicate that the organization was temporary as a means to placate the men in command who were nervous about women joining the branch of service. The acronym called to mind the seas.[2] Reynard was second in command of the WAVES. The first in command was Virginia Gildersleeve.[3] She was transferred to New York to work at Hunter College, where she developed a training program to be used by the WAVES.[1]

She was the first woman to be appointed lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve.[4]

She authored The Narrow Land (1934) and The Mutinous Wind (1951).[5]

Personal life

Reynard was the companion of Virginia Gildersleeve, who was the Dean of Barnard College, and the sole female US delegate to the April 1945 San Francisco United Nations Conference on International Organization.[6]

Reynard and Gildersleeve are buried together at Saint Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, New York.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Elizabeth Reynard". Homefront Heroines. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "The WAVES Emerge". Homefront Heroines.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Rosalind (1995). "The Legacy of Dean Gildersleeve". Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Patrick Dilley (1 December 2016). The Transformation of Women’s Collegiate Education: The Legacy of Virginia Gildersleeve. Springer. p. 103. ISBN 978-3-319-46861-7.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Reynard". Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Patrick Dilley (1 December 2016). The Transformation of Women’s Collegiate Education: The Legacy of Virginia Gildersleeve. Springer. p. 99, 39,. ISBN 978-3-319-46861-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ Rosenberg, Rosalind (Summer 2001). "Virginia Gildersleeve: Opening the Gates". Columbia Magazine. Archived from the original on January 2, 2004. Retrieved March 20, 2017. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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