Thais M. Plaisted
Thais M. Plaisted | |
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Born | January 14, 1898 San Francisco, California |
Died | February 3, 1983 Los Angeles, California |
Occupation(s) | Writer, educator, political scientist, parliamentarian |
Thais Margaret Plaisted (January 14, 1898 – February 3, 1983) was an American writer, political scientist, parliamentarian, and educator.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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- "The Unpublished Papers of Frederick Jackson Turner" (1943)[4]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Signal Honor Goes to Girl, Former Boisean". The Idaho Statesman. 1941-05-20. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1920 Appointments". The Radcliffe News. 8: 3. October 15, 1920.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Novels Subjects are Chosen by Boisean for Degree Thesis". The Idaho Statesman. 1937-09-06. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lydon, James G. (2018-05-01). Struggle for Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-00001-7.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thais M. Plaisted to Address Club". South Gate Daily Press-Tribune. 1949-08-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thais Plaisted Explains Books to Women's Club". The Idaho Statesman. 1936-09-09. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thais Plaisted Club Speaker". Daily News. 1948-10-14. p. 40. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Library Forum Will Sponsor Summer Series". The Southwest Wave. 1944-06-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emerson to Stage Tea". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1942-02-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Studio City Club Hostesses CFWC". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1947-03-17. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Propose Landmark for Harbor Tech". Wilmington Daily Press Journal. 1953-02-02. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Chapter". The Los Angeles Times. 1937-05-02. p. 77. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Thais Plaisted Hostess to Club". The Southwest Wave. 1944-08-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Valley Youth Drill for Model Legislature". Valley Times. 1951-11-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-03-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Stringfellow Heads Parliamentary Law Study Group". News-Pilot. 1951-10-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Parliamentarians to organize; many clubwomen plan to join". Daily News. June 12, 1947. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- "Officers and Directors of Southern California Press Club, 1952", a photo in the University of Southern California Digital Library, via Calisphere