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Una Brasfield Herrick (August 24, 1863 – August 10, 1950) was an American educator. A pioneer in higher education for women, she was the first Dean of Women at Montana State College (now
Una B. Herrick was Dean of Women, professor of Physical Education for Women, Director of Physical Education for Women & Vocational Guidance Advisor at Montana State College. From 1911 to 1932, she was the Dean of the College of Household and Industrial Arts and later the first Dean of Women at Montana State College. She was called a "trailblazer in a frontier college who made a place for women on this men's college campus". She was on the membership committee of the 
In 1921, Herrick patented a brassiere that snugly fit the wearer and was retained in proper position without the use of shoulder straps. The garment supported the figure and permitted freedom of movement of the arms and body without being displaced by those same movements.
Herrick wrote ''Twenty Years at Montana State University''.
Herrick was a member of the
Montana State University
Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...
).
Early life
Una Olive Brasfield was born on August 24, 1863, inMadison County, Kentucky
Madison County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was 92,701. Its county seat is Richmond. The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fo ...
, the daughter of James Madison Brasfield (1814–1903) and Narcissa Catherine Haynes (1832–1917).
Career
Una B. Herrick was Dean of Women, professor of Physical Education for Women, Director of Physical Education for Women & Vocational Guidance Advisor at Montana State College. From 1911 to 1932, she was the Dean of the College of Household and Industrial Arts and later the first Dean of Women at Montana State College. She was called a "trailblazer in a frontier college who made a place for women on this men's college campus". She was on the membership committee of the National Association of Deans of Women
The National Association for Women in Education (formerly known as The National Association of Deans of Women, the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, and the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors) was ...
and was member of the Deans of Women Western Conference. She then became director of Hamilton Hall, at Herrick's time the women's dormitory.
In 1926, Montana State College built Herrick Hall to house the Home Economics Department; the building was named after Dean Herrick. Herrick Hall was the first building at MSU to be dedicated immediately after completion.
Herrick has been recognized as the one to make a place for women in a college campus of men. She encouraged women to develop skills that would be useful for them to be financially independent. She organized the Girl's Vocational Congress, later High School Week, to help women explore career opportunities, and organized the Women's League, later merged into Associated Women Students.
In 1921, Herrick patented a brassiere that snugly fit the wearer and was retained in proper position without the use of shoulder straps. The garment supported the figure and permitted freedom of movement of the arms and body without being displaced by those same movements.
Herrick wrote ''Twenty Years at Montana State University''.
Herrick was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is an American neo-Confederate hereditary association for female descendants of Confederate Civil War soldiers engaging in the commemoration of these ancestors, the funding of monuments to them, ...
, an organization of women who were proud of their Confederate
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heritage. She was also a member of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, the Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence.
A non-profit group, they promote ...
, the American Federation of Arts
The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is a nonprofit organization that creates art exhibitions for presentation in museums around the world, publishes exhibition catalogues, and develops education programs. The organization’s founding in 1909 w ...
, the National Home Economics Association and the State Home Economics Association.
Personal life
On February 20, 1895, in New York City, Una Brasfield married Dr. Clinton Granger Herrick (died August 24, 1901). They had one daughter, Harriet (born 1900), later Callaway. Herrick moved to Montana in 1911 and lived at Montana State College in Bozeman. She died on August 10, 1950, inCompton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...
.
Legacy
Montana State University instituted the Una B. Herrick Award, the second highest award recognized during Women's Day.References
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