Biography
Green was born at Ann Arbor, Michigan. She completed a Bachelor's degree at Smith College in 1919 and a Master's degree at Mount Holyoke College in history in 1925. After graduation, Green was a part-time instructor at Mount Holyoke College from 1925 to 1932. Going on to complete a PhD at Yale University in 1937, she became instructor in the history department at Smith College in 1938 and head of the Smith College Council of Industrial Relations in 1939. After leaving Smith College, Green accepted the position as historian at Springfield Armory during the Second World War. She became a consulting historian for the American Red Cross in 1946, chief historian of the Army Ordnance Department in 1948, and historian at the research and development board, Office of the Secretary of Defense. In 1954, under a six year grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, Green became director of the Washington History Project, which was administrated by American University.
She married Donald Ross Green; they had three children.
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