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Birth of Thyra Jane Meyers
Thyra Jane Meyers Foster, a secondary school teacher, author, archivist and Mount Holyoke College graduate, was born on March 12, 1898 in West Branch, Iowa to Joseph E. Meyers, a dairy farmer, and Mary Meyers. -
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Thyra attends Westtown Prep School
Westtown Prep's current websiteShe attended Westtown Preparatory School in Westtown, Pennsylvania -
Thyra arrives at Mount Holyoke College
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Thyra attends Mount Holyoke College
MHC timeline of 1917-1921Mount Holyoke College from 1917-1921, graduating with a B.A. in chemistry and minors in zoology and physiology. -
MHC Students participate in Armistice Day Parade
Thyra (middle row, 3rd from left) joins the students who donned caps and gowns to march in the Holyoke, MA Armistice Day Parade. -
Thyra notes the Armistice Day Parade and comments on God and war
Thyra notes in her diary the contrast between the elation that the war is over and the sadness that it brings: "...cheering that filled the streets as voices sang and shouted not only from the street, but from the doorways and windows of the buildings that lined our way. We all share this communal elation that God has delivered the warring nations from the ongoing suffering of the past 4 years, and yet I cannot help but wonder how God would permit such devastation to begin, much less carry on." -
Influenza cases reach epic proportions worldwide
Thyra notes in her diary that "...God's Christmas gift to all mankind has been sharing place in people's hearts with the fear of the influenza scourge that sweeps through the towns and cities. The visible enemies of the Great War have been replaced by invisible ones of disease." -
US Constitution's 19th Amendment gains final ratification, giving women the right to vote in the USA
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Thyra reflects on fundraisiing efforts for MHC salary & building campaign
Thyra writes that "...with my classmates, I have helped in so many events designed to raise money to erect new college buildings and to pay fair salaries to the professors who will teach in them. Even now, as I am about to finish my schooling here in Massachusetts, I know that when hearts and hands share in a passion, no effort is too great to achieve the common goals. I may try my hand at organizing other fund raising events, as I find that leadership suits me well." -
Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini.
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Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin
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Marion Kendall Parsons graduates from Mount Holyoke College
Marion Kendall Parsons, a close friend of Thyra, graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Thyra attended the ceremonies. -
Trans-Atlantic telephone service via radio begins
On January 7, 1927, commercial telephone service (using radio) began between New York and London. Over the next several years, service spread throughout North America and Europe. -
Mary Woolley elected president of the American Association of University Women.
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Thyra channels Mary Emma Woolley in her diary
"President Woolley of Mount Holyoke College and I agree that moral disarmament is as important if not more important than physical disarmament. Women can make a difference in the peace process and should not refrain from working to this end whenever and wherever possible." -
The Japanese attack Shanghai, China, and declare martial law.
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Thyra dies in Warwick, Rhode Island on June 29, 1984
