Thelma Babbitt

Thelma Babbitt
An older white woman wearing pearls and a tartan dress, with a large nametag on her chest
Thelma Babbitt, from a 1966 publication of the US Department of State
Born
Thelma Wright

October 9, 1906
Natick, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 18, 2004
Hancock, New Hampshire
Other namesThelma W. Chickering (during first marriage)
Occupation(s)Civil rights activist, environmentalist, clubwoman
Children1, Arthur W. Chickering

Thelma Wright Babbitt (October 9, 1906 – February 18, 2004) was an American civil rights and environmental activist, best known for her work with the League of Women Voters and the American Friends Service Committee in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the Sierra Club and the Harris Center in the 1970s and later.