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Lucy Peters Wilson Benson (August 25, 1927 – July 17, 2021)[2][3] was an American government official who served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 1977 to 1980. When Benson was named to this post, it was the highest position ever held by a woman in the United States Department of State.[4]

Prior to joining the State Department, Benson served as President of the League of Women Voters (1968 to 1974) and Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services from 1975 to 1977.[5] She has also been a member of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees since 1985.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Benson-Wilson Vows Are Read". Arizona Republic. April 9, 1950. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Presidency. 1978. ISBN 9780871871312. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Storied Lucy Wilson Benson recalled as 'fearless, formidable'". Daily Hampshire Gazette. July 31, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Washington Talk: Women in Government; The Pioneers", New York Times, Nov. 13, 1986
  5. ^ "Lucy Wilson Benson (1943), H1974". Amherst College. Amherst College. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  6. ^ Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.

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Political offices
Preceded by Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
March 28, 1977–January 5, 1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services
1975–1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the League of Women Voters
1968–1974 		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_W._Benson