| Rutgers Women's History Project
Streeter lived most of her adult life in Morristown where she was active in civic affairs. She was serving as the first woman president of the Morris County Welfare Board when she was appointed director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve in 1943. In 1947, after returning to civilian life, she was a member of the New Jersey Constitutional Convention. |
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| Landmarks in U.S. Marine Corps History
*7 Nov 1942 - General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant, approved the formation of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). Mrs. Ruth Cheney Streeter of Morristown, NJ, was commissioned a major in the USMCWR and sworn in as the first Director of the Women's Reserve on 29 Jan 1943. She achieved the grade of colonel prior to resigning her commission on 6 Dec 1945. |
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| Thomas Winthrop Streeter (1883-1965). Thomas Winthrop Streeter, businessman, collector of Texana, and author, son of Frank Sherwin and Lilian (Carpenter) Streeter, was born on July 20, 1883, in Concord, New Hampshire. After graduation from St. Paul's School, Concord, in 1900, he received a B.L. degree from Dartmouth College in 1904 and an LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School in 1907. He practiced law in Boston, eventually as a member of the firm Streeter and Holmes. On June 23, 1917, he married Ruth Cheney, and they had four children. In 1917 Streeter moved to New York and began a career of business and finance. He was treasurer and then vice president of the American International Corporation ... more (Univ. Texas bio) |
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