Biography
The daughter of a professor of Russian at Harvard University, she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 23, 1902. She received her B.A. from Radcliffe in 1920 and her M.S. from MIT in 1922. She married Carroll W. Dodge, who was a Botanist and Emeritus Professor at UVM, in 1925. They had two daughters, Anne and Mary.
For the majority of her life, Dodge taught high school and college science courses. She also ran a radio program for a year in the St. Louis City Hospital. Other accomplishments include her work as an International Institute Board Member from 1956 to 1959, along with her membership in the National Writers' Club and the Society of Technical Writers. Some of her works include: "Plants that Changed the World", "Hands that Help", "Potatoes and People", "Tales of Vermont Ways and People", "Story of Inscription Rock", and "Road West: Saga of the 35th Parallel", among other short stories.
Dodge spoke Spanish and German and read Portuguese and French. She traveled a great deal around Latin America and her collection of Guatemalan Indian weaving has been the subject of exhibits in several museums.Education
B.A., Radcliffe College (1920)
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1922)Occupation
High School science teacher
College Professor of Science
Writer