Harriet Shetler

Harriet Jane Shetler (August 1, 1917 – March 30, 2010) was a founder of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.[1][2]

Harriet Shetler
Born(1917-08-01)August 1, 1917
Leechburg, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 30, 2010(2010-03-30) (aged 92)
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist, Advocate

Shetler was born Harriet Jane McCown in Leechburg, Pennsylvania.[2][3] She graduated from Monmouth College in 1938 and worked in the newspaper and publishing business.[2][3] She married Charles Shetler (1918–2010) in 1943.[3] Together with Beverly Young, Shetler founded what became the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Madison in 1977.[3] She retired in 1982.[3] Shetler died in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]

References
  1. Douglas Martin, "Harriet Shetler, Ally of Mentally Ill, Dies at 92", The New York Times, April 2, 2010, available online.
  2. "Harriet Shetler, 92, Helped Found Mental Illness Group". The Boston Globe. April 10, 2010. p. B10. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Harriet Shetler". Wisconsin State Journal. March 31, 2010. p. 6. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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