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Thais M. Plaisted

Thais Margaret Plaisted (January 14, 1898 – February 3, 1983) was an American writer, political scientist, parliamentarian, and educator.

Thais M. Plaisted
A young white woman wearing a mortar board and academic robe, with a white ruffle-trimmed collar
Thais M. Plaisted, from the 1920 yearbook of Radcliffe College
BornJanuary 14, 1898
San Francisco, California
DiedFebruary 3, 1983
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Writer, educator, political scientist, parliamentarian

Early life

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Thais Margaret Plaisted was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in Boise, Idaho[1] and Boston, the daughter of Paul Jones "Joe" Plaisted and Annie Margaret Ryan Plaisted. She graduated from Brookline High School in Massachusetts,[2] then from Radcliffe College in 1920.[3][4] She earned a master's degree at the University of Southern California.[5] Her master's thesis, based on her research at the Huntington Library and other collections,[6] was titled "The Embargo of 1757, with reference to the Trade between the Northern British-American Colonies and the British West Indies and the Neutral Islands" (1942).[7]

Career

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Plaisted taught school in Idaho and at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California.[1] She wrote textbooks,[8] and she lectured on historical and political topics[9] to women's groups in Southern California,[10][11][12] Sometimes with color slides for illustration.[13][14] She represented the South Pacific Section at the 1939 convention of the American Association of University Women, held in Denver.[2] She was press chairman of the Los Angeles County chapter of the California Federation of Women's Clubs,[15] and active in the California History and Landmarks Club,[16] and the Daughters of the American Revolution.[17]

Plaisted wrote articles on the finer points of parliamentary procedure, and taught classes in the subject to adults and youth in the 1940s and 1950s.[18][19][20] She served as a parliamentarian for various women's clubs in Los Angeles,[21] helped to organize the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Parliamentarians,[22] and for the White House Conference on Families in 1980.[23]

Publications

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  • An Integrated Course in Art Appreciation (1935)
  • "Origins of National Nominating Committees and Platforms" (1939)[24]
  • "Juan Fernandez: Robinson Crusoe Island" (1942)[25]
  • "The Unpublished Papers of Frederick Jackson Turner" (1943)[4]
  • "Five Famous Lincoln Statues" (1943)[26]
  • "The Importance of International Law in Our Thinking Today" (1944)[27]
  • "General Henry M. Robert: Parliamentarian" (1957)[28]
  • "The Vice Presidency of the United States" (1959)[29]
  • "International Law for Space" (1964)[30]
  • "The Quorum" (1965)
  • Parliamentary Law Exercises (1967)
  • "The Proviso: An Enigma" (1978)
  • "Thomas Jefferson: Parliamentarian" (1978)
  • "The When, Why, and Where of the Second" (1978)

Personal life

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Plaisted died in Los Angeles in 1983, aged 85 years. Her grave is with her mother's, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Miss Thais Plaisted is Guest Speaker at BBW Club". The Idaho Statesman. 1936-09-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Signal Honor Goes to Girl, Former Boisean". The Idaho Statesman. 1941-05-20. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1920 Appointments". The Radcliffe News. 8: 3. October 15, 1920.
  4. ^ a b Plaisted, Thais M. (1943-05-01). "The Unpublished Papers of Frederick Jackson Turner". The Social Studies. 34 (5): 220–221. doi:10.1080/00220973.1936.11016843. ISSN 0037-7996.
  5. ^ "Thais M. Plaisted to Address Lynwood Luncheon Meeting". South Gate Daily Press-Tribune. 1951-02-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Novels Subjects are Chosen by Boisean for Degree Thesis". The Idaho Statesman. 1937-09-06. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lydon, James G. (2018-05-01). Struggle for Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-00001-7.
  8. ^ "Writing Books and Teaching School are Complicated, Says Miss Plaisted". The Idaho Statesman. 1936-08-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Thais Plaisted to Speak to Women's Improvement Club". Calexico Chronicle. November 6, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  10. ^ "Thais M. Plaisted to Address Club". South Gate Daily Press-Tribune. 1949-08-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Thais Plaisted Explains Books to Women's Club". The Idaho Statesman. 1936-09-09. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Thais Plaisted Club Speaker". Daily News. 1948-10-14. p. 40. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Library Forum Will Sponsor Summer Series". The Southwest Wave. 1944-06-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Emerson to Stage Tea". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1942-02-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Studio City Club Hostesses CFWC". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1947-03-17. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Propose Landmark for Harbor Tech". Wilmington Daily Press Journal. 1953-02-02. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "New Chapter". The Los Angeles Times. 1937-05-02. p. 77. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Miss Thais Plaisted Hostess to Club". The Southwest Wave. 1944-08-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "West Valley Youth Drill for Model Legislature". Valley Times. 1951-11-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Mrs. Stringfellow Heads Parliamentary Law Study Group". News-Pilot. 1951-10-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Landmark Club Will Meet Jan. 12 at Plummer Park". The Los Angeles Times. 1950-01-02. p. 38. Retrieved 2022-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Parliamentarians to organize; many clubwomen plan to join". Daily News. June 12, 1947. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  23. ^ White House Conference On Families (1980, 5 juin-12 juillet Baltimore, Md, Minneapolis, Minn, Los Angeles, Calif.) (1980). Listening to America's Families: Action for the 80's : a Summary of the Report to the President, Congress and Families of the Nation. The Conference. p. 222.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1939-05-01). "Origins of National Nominating Committees and Platforms". The Social Studies. 30 (5): 199–206. doi:10.1080/00220973.1935.11016391. ISSN 0037-7996.
  25. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1942-03-01). "Juan Fernandez: Robinson Crusoe Island". The Social Studies. 33 (3): 129–131. doi:10.1080/00220973.1936.11016701. ISSN 0037-7996.
  26. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1943-12-01). "Five Famous Lincoln Statues". The Social Studies. 34 (8): 363–365. doi:10.1080/00220973.1936.11016883. ISSN 0037-7996.
  27. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1944-11-01). "The Importance of International Law in Our Thinking Today". The Social Studies. 35 (7): 318–319. doi:10.1080/00220973.1937.11016991. ISSN 0037-7996.
  28. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1957-05-01). "General Henry M. Robert: Parliamentarian". The Social Studies. 48 (5): 158–162. doi:10.1080/00220973.1940.11018095. ISSN 0037-7996.
  29. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1959-03-01). "The Vice Presidency of the United States". The Social Studies. 50 (3): 88–98. doi:10.1080/00220973.1940.11018233. ISSN 0037-7996.
  30. ^ Plaisted, Thais M. (1964-02-01). "International Law for Space". The Social Studies. 55 (2): 46–52. doi:10.1080/00220973.1941.11018598. ISSN 0037-7996.
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