Early life and family background in Pittsburgh; elementary and secondary education in Germantown Friends School. Decision to attend Wellesley as physics major. Discussion of college (1931-1935), subsequent marriage. Return to Wellesley as instructor (1942-1945). After WWII stayed on at Wellesley while attending graduate program at Harvard (1945-1948). Work toward PhD at MIT (1948-1955). Role of home life, husband, her five children. Evaluation of Wellesley, personal research. History of AAPT, role as officer and president (1973-1977). Reflections on physics teaching and women in physics.