Elizabeth Eckhardt May | |
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Born | Elizabeth Marie Eckhardt February 18, 1899 Folsom, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | October 24, 1996 | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Columbia University Trenton State Normal School |
Occupation(s) | Home economist, college dean |
Employer(s) | Hood College University of Connecticut |
Elizabeth Eckhardt May (February 18, 1899 – October 24, 1996) was an American home economist, educator, and college administrator. She was dean of the School of Home Economics at the University of Connecticut from 1952 to 1964, and before that academic dean of Hood College in Maryland. Her research and writing involved rehabilitation and work supports for disabled women.