Mildred S. Wertheimer

Mildred S. Wertheimer
Mildred S. Wertheimer, from the 1917 yearbook of Vassar College
BornApril 19, 1896
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1937 (aged 41)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationPolitical scientist

Mildred Salz Wertheimer (April 19, 1896 – May 6, 1937) was an American political scientist, whose research focused on the rise of fascism in Europe, especially in Germany. She was a research associate at the Foreign Policy Association.

Early life and education

Wertheimer was born in San Diego, California and raised in Kaukauna, Wisconsin,[1] the daughter of Monroe A. Wertheimer and Annetta Salz Wertheimer.[2] Her family was Jewish.[3] Her father was president of a paper mill.[4] She graduated from Vassar College in 1917.[5] She earned a PhD in political science at Columbia University in 1924, with a dissertation on Pan-German propaganda before World War I. She also studied at the University of Berlin.[6] She was an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa.[7][8]

Career

Wertheimer worked in the International Law Division of the postwar Commission of Inquiry in 1918 and 1919.[9] She became a research associate at the Foreign Policy Association in 1924. She worked with James G. McDonald on the High Commission for German Refugees.[6] She spoke to academic and general audiences about the rise of Nazism in Germany.[10][11][12]

Wertheimer toured in the Baltic. in 1929. She attended the First Hague Reparation Conference in 1929, and the London Conference of the Locarno Powers in 1936.[6] She traveled to Alaska in 1936.[13]

Publications

Many of Wertheimer's reports on the rise of Nazism in Germany were published as stand-alone booklets by the Foreign Policy Association.

  • The Pan-German League, 1890-1914 (1924)[14]
  • The Reconstruction of Poland (1930)[15]
  • The League of Nations and Prevention of War (1930)[16]
  • The Significance of the German Elections (1930)[17]
  • The Hitler Movement in Germany (1931)[18]
  • The Financial Crisis in Germany (1932)[19]
  • Lausanne Reparation Settlement (1932)[20]
  • The Political Outlook in Germany and France (1932)[21]
  • Forces Underlying the Nazi Revolution (1933)[22]
  • Hitler and the German Political Crisis, 1932-1933 (1933)[23]
  • The Jews in the Third Reich (1933)[24]
  • "Economic Structure of the Third Reich" (1934)[25]
  • "Toward a New Balance of Power in Europe" (1934)[26]
  • New Governments in Europe (1934, with Vera Micheles Dean, Baily W. Diffie, ad Malbone W. Graham)[27]
  • Germany Under Hitler (1935)[28]
  • "Aims of Hitler's Foreign Policy" (1935)[29]
  • "Austria Establishes a Fascist State" (1935)[30]
  • "Religion in the Third Reich" (1936)[31]
  • "The Nazification of Danzig" (1936)[32]

Personal life and legacy

Wertheimer died in 1937, at the age of 41, at the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego.[2][6] Vera Micheles Dean dedicated an article to Wertheimer in a 1941 issue of Foreign Policy Reports.[9] Her family's home in Kaukauna became a convent and rest home for Franciscan sisters in 1940.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Wertheimer Entertains". The Post-Crescent. 1914-08-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Heller, Corinne (1937-01-26). "Wertheimers Are Here from New York; Dunlap Family Returns from Philippines". The San Diego Sun. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Siegel, Michele. "Mildred Wertheimer". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  4. ^ "Famous Paper Maker Dies in New York City". The Post-Crescent. 1939-03-01. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Vassar College, The Vassarion (1917 yearbook); via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b c d "Miss Wertheimer, Expert on Europe; Research Associate of Foreign Policy Association Dies in California at 41". The New York Times. 1937-05-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  7. ^ "Dr. Wertheimer to Address Phi Betes; Annual Meeting of Honorary Group to Follow Talk at Peabody Hall". The Post-Crescent. 1934-06-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Phi Betes Confer Two Memberships". The Post-Crescent. 1934-06-09. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Magazine Article is Dedicated to Memory of Mildred Wertheimer". The Post-Crescent. 1941-06-13. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Germany Facing Crucial Problem, Phi Betes Told; Dr. Wertheimer Discusses Hitlerism at meeting". The Post-Crescent. 1934-06-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mildred Wertheimer Addresses Westchester Woman's Club Group". Mount Vernon Argus. 1935-10-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mildred Wertheimer to Talk to Rotarians". The Post-Crescent. 1934-05-22. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miss Mildred Wertheimer En Route to Alaska". The Jewish News of Northern California. July 17, 1936. p. 11 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  14. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1924). The Pan-German League, 1890-1914. Columbia university.
  15. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1930). The reconstruction of Poland. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  16. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1930). The League of Nations and prevention of war. Bellerophon5685. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  17. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1930). The significance of the German elections. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  18. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1931). The Hitler movement in Germany. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  19. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1932). The financial crisis in Germany. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  20. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1932). Lausanne reparation settlement. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  21. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1932). The political outlook in Germany and France. New York : Foreign Policy Association.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  22. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1933). Forces underlying the Nazi revolution. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  23. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1933). Hitler and the German political crisis, 1932-1933. Bellerophon5685. New York, Foreign Policy Association.
  24. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred Salz (1933). The Jews in the Third Reich. Foreign Policy Association.
  25. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (September 26, 1934). "Economic Structure of the Third Reich". Foreign Policy Reports. 10 (15): 182–192 – via Internet Archive.
  26. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (May 9, 1934). "Toward a New Balance of Power in Europe". Foreign Policy Reports. 10 (5): 54–68 – via Internet Archive.
  27. ^ Raymond Leslie Buell (1935). New Governments In Europe.
  28. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (1935). Germany under Hitler. World affairs pamphlets,no. 8. New York, Boston: Foreign policy association; World peace foundation.
  29. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (June 5, 1935). "Aims of Hitler's Foreign Policy". Foreign Policy Reports. 11 (7): 70–84 – via Internet Archive.
  30. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (September 25, 1935). "Austria Establishes a Fascist State". Foreign Policy Reports. 11 (15): 182–188 – via Internet Archive.
  31. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (January 29, 1936). "Religion in the Third Reich". Foreign Policy Reports. 11 (24): 294–304 – via Internet Archive.
  32. ^ Wertheimer, Mildred S. (June 1, 1936). "The Nazification of Danzig". Foreign Policy Reports. 12 (6): 66–76 – via Internet Archive.
  33. ^ "Former Valley Social Center Becomes Rest Home for Nuns". The Post-Crescent. 1941-10-21. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via Newspapers.com.
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