Ida S. Dusenberry
Born: 5 May 1873
Called as Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency: 10 November 1901
Released: 20 September 1910
Died: 24 April 1955
Called as Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency: 10 November 1901
Released: 20 September 1910
Died: 24 April 1955
Biographical Articles
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 2
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 4
Relief Society Magazine, July 1955, In Memoriam - Ida Smoot Dusenberry
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 4
Relief Society Magazine, July 1955, In Memoriam - Ida Smoot Dusenberry
Jenson, Andrew. "Dusenberry, Ida Smoot." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 2. pg. 619-620.
DUSENBERRY, Ida Smoot, a member of the General Board of Relief Societies, was born May 5, 1873, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Abraham Owen Smoot and Anna Kirstina Smoot. When five years of age she became a pupil of the B. Y. Academy at Provo, and graduated from that institution in 1897. After that she attended the Chauncey Hali College, at Boston, two years (1898-99) and graduated with honor. After her return to Provo, she became principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training school, and organized the first parent’s class in Utah. In 1900 she was chosen vice-president of the Women’s Congress held in Salt Lake City. She was married in 1891 and became the mother of two children, a boy and a girl. During the next three years death claimed her mother, father and husband. In 1901 she was chosen as president of the State Kindergarten Association and in 1906 she was sent to Milwaukee, Michigan, as a delegate to the National Kindergarten Convention. In 1901 she was chosen as second counselor in the National Women’s Relief Society and served in that capacity until the death of Bathsheba W. Smith. In 1902 she went to Washington, D. C., as a delegate to the National Council of Women. In 1905 she went as a delegate to the International Council of Women at Berlin, Germany, on which occasion she traveled abroad four months and delivered speeches in many large cities. In 1905 she went as a delegate to the Executive Session of the National Council of Women which met in St. Louis, Mo. Commencing with 1910 she spent a year doing post graduate work at the Columbia College, New York, and during that year she spoke at conferences held in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Newark, Washington and Baltimore. The same year she was sent as a delegate from Utah to the convention of Charities and Corrections, held at Boston, where she addressed- two large audiences. In 1910 she was a delegate to the International Council of Women held in Toronto, Canada, where she read a paper on the charitable organizations of Utah. In 1911 she was a delegate to the National Convention of Charities and Corrections and delivered an address. During the Portland Fair in 1903 she was sent as a delegate and speaker to the Suffrage Convention held at Portland and at the same time went as a delegate to the convention of Charities and Corrections; she received an appointment as secretary of the State of Utah to the National Convention. For fifteen years she has been principal of the Kindergarten Department of Education at the B. Y. University at Provo. For thirteen years she was a teacher in a Ward Sunday school, and has throughout been a most active member of the Church since her early youth.
DUSENBERRY, Ida Smoot, a member of the General Board of Relief Societies, was born May 5, 1873, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Abraham Owen Smoot and Anna Kirstina Smoot. When five years of age she became a pupil of the B. Y. Academy at Provo, and graduated from that institution in 1897. After that she attended the Chauncey Hali College, at Boston, two years (1898-99) and graduated with honor. After her return to Provo, she became principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training school, and organized the first parent’s class in Utah. In 1900 she was chosen vice-president of the Women’s Congress held in Salt Lake City. She was married in 1891 and became the mother of two children, a boy and a girl. During the next three years death claimed her mother, father and husband. In 1901 she was chosen as president of the State Kindergarten Association and in 1906 she was sent to Milwaukee, Michigan, as a delegate to the National Kindergarten Convention. In 1901 she was chosen as second counselor in the National Women’s Relief Society and served in that capacity until the death of Bathsheba W. Smith. In 1902 she went to Washington, D. C., as a delegate to the National Council of Women. In 1905 she went as a delegate to the International Council of Women at Berlin, Germany, on which occasion she traveled abroad four months and delivered speeches in many large cities. In 1905 she went as a delegate to the Executive Session of the National Council of Women which met in St. Louis, Mo. Commencing with 1910 she spent a year doing post graduate work at the Columbia College, New York, and during that year she spoke at conferences held in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Newark, Washington and Baltimore. The same year she was sent as a delegate from Utah to the convention of Charities and Corrections, held at Boston, where she addressed- two large audiences. In 1910 she was a delegate to the International Council of Women held in Toronto, Canada, where she read a paper on the charitable organizations of Utah. In 1911 she was a delegate to the National Convention of Charities and Corrections and delivered an address. During the Portland Fair in 1903 she was sent as a delegate and speaker to the Suffrage Convention held at Portland and at the same time went as a delegate to the convention of Charities and Corrections; she received an appointment as secretary of the State of Utah to the National Convention. For fifteen years she has been principal of the Kindergarten Department of Education at the B. Y. University at Provo. For thirteen years she was a teacher in a Ward Sunday school, and has throughout been a most active member of the Church since her early youth.
Jenson, Andrew. "Dusenberry, Ida Smoot." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 4. pg. 183-184.
DUSENBERRY, Ida Smoot, a member of the General Board of Relief Society from 1901 to 1921, and a counselor in the presidency of that organization from 1901 to 1910, was born May 5, 1873, at Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Abraham O. Smoot and Anna Kirstine Mouritsen. She is a graduate of the Brigham Young University, and of the Chauncey Hall College of Boston, and also did graduate work for three years at the Columbia University. She was principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training School at the B. Y. U. from 1910 to 1921, and has been assistant professor of psychology at the B. Y. U. since 1921. She was professor of psychology of the Floating University on a trip around the world in 1931. Sister Dusenberry served three terms as president of the Utah State Kindergarten Association and as a delegate to the National Kindergarten Convention in 1906. She was a delegate to the National Council of Women at Washington, D. C. in 1902, delegate to the International Council of Women at Berlin, Germany, in 1905, and delegate at Toronto, Canada, in 1910, and was a U. S. delegate to that council when held at Christiania, Norway, in 1920. She also represented the L. D. S. Relief Society at one national and three international conventions of the Council of Women. While a member of the General Board of Relief Society, Sister Dusenberry instituted the first general movement in regard to uniform class work in the Relief Society by the establishment of Mothers' Classes in 1902. In 1891 she was married to George A. Dusenberry and is the mother of two children. (See also Biographical Encyclopedia Vol. 2, p. 619.)
DUSENBERRY, Ida Smoot, a member of the General Board of Relief Society from 1901 to 1921, and a counselor in the presidency of that organization from 1901 to 1910, was born May 5, 1873, at Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Abraham O. Smoot and Anna Kirstine Mouritsen. She is a graduate of the Brigham Young University, and of the Chauncey Hall College of Boston, and also did graduate work for three years at the Columbia University. She was principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training School at the B. Y. U. from 1910 to 1921, and has been assistant professor of psychology at the B. Y. U. since 1921. She was professor of psychology of the Floating University on a trip around the world in 1931. Sister Dusenberry served three terms as president of the Utah State Kindergarten Association and as a delegate to the National Kindergarten Convention in 1906. She was a delegate to the National Council of Women at Washington, D. C. in 1902, delegate to the International Council of Women at Berlin, Germany, in 1905, and delegate at Toronto, Canada, in 1910, and was a U. S. delegate to that council when held at Christiania, Norway, in 1920. She also represented the L. D. S. Relief Society at one national and three international conventions of the Council of Women. While a member of the General Board of Relief Society, Sister Dusenberry instituted the first general movement in regard to uniform class work in the Relief Society by the establishment of Mothers' Classes in 1902. In 1891 she was married to George A. Dusenberry and is the mother of two children. (See also Biographical Encyclopedia Vol. 2, p. 619.)
"In Memoriam - Ida Smoot Dusenberry." Relief Society Magazine. July 1955. pg. 442.
In Memoriam—Ida Smoot Dusenberry
May 5, 1873—April 24, 1955
IDA Smoot Dusenberry, beloved
leader among women, died April 24, 1955, less than two weeks before her eighty-second birthday. Of pioneer heritage, she was the daughter of Abraham Owen Smoot and Anna Kirstine Mouritsen Smoot. In early childhood her artistic and intellectual abilities were evident. After her graduation from the Brigham Young Academy in 1897, she attended Chauncey Hall College in Boston and Columbia University in New York City. Iler husband, George A. Dusenberry, died when their two children were young, and Sister Dusenberry supported them by be-coming a schoolteacher. She was principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training School at Brigham Young University from 1910 to 1921. Later, she became professor of psychology at B. Y. U. and continued in that position until her retirement.
Sister Dusenberry’s service in Re-lief Society covered a long period of time and her accomplishments were noteworthy. In 1901, she was appointed second counselor to Pres-ident Bathsheba W. Smith, thus becoming intimately associated with that noble woman. During the years of her membership in the presidency, Sister Dusenberry was a delegate to a meeting of the National Council of Women held at Washington, D. C., and a delegate to meetings of the International Council held in Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada; and Christiania, Norway, as well as representing Relief Society at many other important meetings and conventions. She continued as a member of the general board after her release from the presidency in 1910 and served until 1921. An inspirational speaker, her addresses in Relief Society conferences and conventions will long be remembered. She helped initiate the movement for uniform courses of lessons in Relief Society, and she supported wholeheartedly all activities planned for the education of mothers. Helpful articles on the psychology of children were written by her and published in The Relief Society Magazine.
In her later years she found much joy in renovating and refurnishing the family home in Provo, Utah, where many friends and relatives came to share the beauty of her flower gardens and her gracious hospitality. Always appreciative of her many gifts and abilities, she shared them freely with others throughout her long and useful life.
In Memoriam—Ida Smoot Dusenberry
May 5, 1873—April 24, 1955
IDA Smoot Dusenberry, beloved
leader among women, died April 24, 1955, less than two weeks before her eighty-second birthday. Of pioneer heritage, she was the daughter of Abraham Owen Smoot and Anna Kirstine Mouritsen Smoot. In early childhood her artistic and intellectual abilities were evident. After her graduation from the Brigham Young Academy in 1897, she attended Chauncey Hall College in Boston and Columbia University in New York City. Iler husband, George A. Dusenberry, died when their two children were young, and Sister Dusenberry supported them by be-coming a schoolteacher. She was principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training School at Brigham Young University from 1910 to 1921. Later, she became professor of psychology at B. Y. U. and continued in that position until her retirement.
Sister Dusenberry’s service in Re-lief Society covered a long period of time and her accomplishments were noteworthy. In 1901, she was appointed second counselor to Pres-ident Bathsheba W. Smith, thus becoming intimately associated with that noble woman. During the years of her membership in the presidency, Sister Dusenberry was a delegate to a meeting of the National Council of Women held at Washington, D. C., and a delegate to meetings of the International Council held in Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada; and Christiania, Norway, as well as representing Relief Society at many other important meetings and conventions. She continued as a member of the general board after her release from the presidency in 1910 and served until 1921. An inspirational speaker, her addresses in Relief Society conferences and conventions will long be remembered. She helped initiate the movement for uniform courses of lessons in Relief Society, and she supported wholeheartedly all activities planned for the education of mothers. Helpful articles on the psychology of children were written by her and published in The Relief Society Magazine.
In her later years she found much joy in renovating and refurnishing the family home in Provo, Utah, where many friends and relatives came to share the beauty of her flower gardens and her gracious hospitality. Always appreciative of her many gifts and abilities, she shared them freely with others throughout her long and useful life.