Ethel B. Dietrich

Ethel Barbara Dietrich (October 16, 1891 – July 31, 1979) was an American economist, college professor, foreign service officer, and author of World Trade (1939), and Far Eastern Trade of the United States (1940).

Ethel B. Dietrich
A yearbook photograph of a middle-aged white woman wearing a large white collar; she is not smiling
Ethel B. Dietrich, from a 1924 yearbook
Born
Ethel Barbara Dietrich

October 16, 1891
Racine, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 31, 1979
Wilmette, Illinois
Occupation(s)Economist, foreign service officer

Early life

Ethel B. Dietrich was born in Racine, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles M. Dietrich and Kittie Packard Dietrich. She graduated from Vassar College in 1913, and completed a master's degree and a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Dietrich taught economics at Mount Holyoke College for 22 years.[2][3] She wrote and lectured on international trade issues, including a book, World Trade (1939),[4] a report for the Institute of Pacific Relations titled United States Commercial Relations with the Far East (1939),[5] and a related book, Far Eastern Trade of the United States (1940).[6] Her scholarly articles appeared in The Journal of Political Economy,[7] International Labour Review, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,[8] and Far Eastern Survey.[9][10]

Dietrich worked with the Foreign Economic Administration during World War II. After the war, she was a member of the American delegation at the Reparations Conference in 1945, helped draft the initial proposal for the International Trade Organization, was deputy chief of the Trade and Commerce Branch, Economics Division, OMGUS, and was U.S. economic officer posted to NATO, based in Paris.[11][12] She received a Career Service Award from the National Civil Service League,[13] and retired as a Foreign Service Reserve Officer in 1961.[14]

Personal life

Ethel B. Dietrich died in Wilmette, Illinois, in 1979, aged 87 years.[15]

References
  1. Mount Holyoke College, Llamarada (1924 yearbook): 30, 50.
  2. "Miss Dietrich to Speak: Economics Specialist Appears on Friday Before Bank Women". The New York Times. January 30, 1938. p. 79 – via ProQuest.
  3. "To Address Women's Bond Club". The New York Times. March 16, 1940. p. 24 – via ProQuest.
  4. Ellinger, Barnard (1939-11-01). "World Trade". International Affairs. 18 (6): 832. doi:10.2307/3019552. ISSN 1473-8104. JSTOR 3019552.
  5. Dietrich, Ethel B. (1939). United States Commercial Relations with the Far East.
  6. Dietrich, Ethel B. (1940). Far eastern trade of the United States. I.P.R. inquiry series. Institute of Pacific Relations. New York: International Secretariat, Institute of Pacific Relations.
  7. Dietrich, Ethel B. (October 1934). "The New Model Trade Agreements". Journal of Political Economy. 42 (5): 595–612. doi:10.1086/254665. ISSN 0022-3808. S2CID 154019303.
  8. Dietrich, Ethel B. (1940-09-01). "Foreign Trade Blocs". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 211 (1): 85–91. doi:10.1177/000271624021100113. ISSN 0002-7162. S2CID 143448410.
  9. Dietrich, Ethel B. (1938-08-10). "Closing Doors against Japan". Far Eastern Survey. 7 (16): 181–186. doi:10.2307/3022789. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3022789.
  10. Dietrich, Ethel B. (1938-03-23). "British Commercial Policy at the Crossroads". Far Eastern Survey. 7 (6): 59–65. doi:10.2307/3021883. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3021883.
  11. Walker, Nadeane (1952-08-24). "Ex-Vassar Girl Amazes Europeans". The Los Angeles Times. p. 54. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Central Intelligence Agency (1960-02-29). Top Ten Government Careerists Named by National Civil Service League. Emma Best. p. 2 – via Internet Archive.
  13. "Career Service Awards". Department of State Newsletter. 3: 32. November 1961.
  14. United States Department of State (1961). Department of State News Letter. Bureau of Administration. p. 54.
  15. "Obituary for Ethel B. DIETRICH". Chicago Tribune. 1979-08-01. p. 51. Retrieved 2021-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
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