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
Alma materMonmouth College (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, Advocate

Shetler was born Harriet Jane McCown in Leechburg, Pennsylvania.[2][3] She graduated from Monmouth College (Illinois) 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, Wisconsin in 1977.[3]

She retired in 1982.[3] Shetler died in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]

References
  1. Martin, Douglas (2010-04-03). "Harriet Shetler, Who Helped to Found Mental Illness Group, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  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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