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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 1, 1853, Helen Livermore Webster grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. After having graduated from Salem Normal School, she taught high school in Lynn while continuing her own studies.
Helen received her Ph.D. in Comparative Philology from the University of Zurich. Her A Woman of the Century profile noted:
Helen passed away on January 4, 1928 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Helen received her Ph.D. in Comparative Philology from the University of Zurich. Her A Woman of the Century profile noted:
"She handed to the faculty a dissertation, entitled 'Zur Gutturalfrage im Gotischen,' which attracted general comment by its wide research and scholarly handling" (756).
Dr. Webster taught at Barnard, Vassar, and Wellesley, where she was the Chair of Comparative Philology. After Reverend Silas Tertius Rand passed away, she wrote the preface to his Legends of the MicMacs.Helen passed away on January 4, 1928 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts.