Thyrsa W. Amos | |
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 Amos at her desk in Heinz House, c. 1920. | |
| Occupation | Dean of Women at the University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Lambda Sigma, Student personnel |
Thyrsa Wealtheow Amos (1879 in Indiana – 5 May 1941) was the Dean of Women and Professor of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1919 to 1941. She was the founder and First President of the Pennsylvania Association of Deans of Women, the founder of the Society of Cwens, and the president of the National Association of Deans of Women (NADW). Her main area of interest was in student personnel, especially for women.[1] She was also a member of the American Association of University Women.[2]
Amos Hall, an all-female residence hall at Schenley Quadrangle that houses nine sororities, is named after her. It was dedicated to Amos on June 9, 1961.
- ^ Carroll L.L. Miller; Anne S. Pruitt-Logan (1 June 2012). Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe. SUNY Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4384-4258-7.
- ^ The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas. 1922. p. 26.