Frances Arcadia Willoughby St. John Chappelle (July 2, 1897 - September 6, 1936) was an Assistant in Psychology at the University of Nevada.
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Biography
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Frances Arcadia Willoughby St. John was born on July 2, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Lettie Willoughby St. John, a direct descendant of the first Lord Willoughby and one of the first women to graduate from a medical college. She was also an artist and magazine illustrator.[1][2]
Frances A.W. St. John graduated from Bryn Mawr College[2] and University of Pennsylvania and took graduate work at the University of Toulouse, France, specializing in French, Psychology and Anthropology.[1][3]
After graduation she joined the staff of the psychological clinic at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
She moved to Nevada in 1924 and lived at 576 Ridge Street, Reno, Nevada. In 1925 she married Benjamin Franklin Chappelle (1885–1948).[1][4]
She was Assistant in Psychology at University of Nevada. She was State president of the Nevada League of Women Voters.[1] She conducted private classes for the Young Women's Christian Association.[2]
She was a member of Twentieth Century Club, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.[1]
Frances Chappelle died on September 6, 1936, Reno, Nevada, 5 days after the birth of her only daughter. Another daughter died at birth in 1934.[5] She is buried at Chapel of the Chimes, Columbarium and Mausoleum Oakland, California.[1]