About this collection:

➤ Elizabeth K. Wingerter was born June 18, 1905 in Wheeling, WV. She was a member of St. Michael Parish, Wheeling; a graduate of St. Joseph Academy, Wheeling; received her Bachelor's degree in Education from West Liberty State College; her Master's degree in Education from the University of Pittsburgh; and her P.H.D. from Columbia University, New York. 

In 1938, Wingerter started teaching at Duquesne University as an associate professor in the School of Education. In 1947, and for the nine years to follow, she served as the Dean of Women at Duquesne. Shortly after her retirement in 1970, she returned to Wheeling. She passed away on July 22, 2009 at the age of 104.

This scrapbook covers her school years (1920s) at St. Joseph Academy in Wheeling.

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