Introduction

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Minnie L. Lynn was born in Pennsylvania in 1902. After receiving her bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1928, Dr. Lynn taught physical education in Cleveland grade schools until 1930, when she assumed the directorship of health and physical education at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, a position she held until 1941. She received a master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1937 and earned a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1944. She also served as the director of health, physical education, and recreation at Pittsburgh from 1942 to 1943. MLL then served as a graduate professor of education at Pittsburgh until 1960, when she relocated to Boston to serve as the director of the Bouvé-Boston School. After orchestrating Bouvé's merger with Northeastern University, Dr. Lynn served as dean of the new college until 1967, when she retired. Dr. Lynn died in 1990.

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