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	Myrtle Ferrell Title Myrtle Ferrell Subject (TGM) School board members--Washington--Everett Description Myrtle Ferrell arrived in Everett as a young bride in 1931. Communities depended on dedicated volunteers to give aid and Myrtle—recently married to Everett physician Lewis J. Ferrell—decided to help. Myrtle volunteered with the Red Cross. Thus began 44 years of community service that included work with the Snohomish County Visiting Nurses' Association, attending a White House conference on children and youth, teaching Sunday School at Trinity Episcopal Church and significant work with the Everett chapter of the American Association of University Women. Myrtle also served on the Everett School Board for more than twenty years. In 1953 the Everett Business and Professional Women's Organization honored her as "Woman of the Year in Achievement." For a full biography on Myrtle Ferrell, visit the Snohomish County Women's Legacy Project http://snohomishwomenslegacy.org/wlp_56_MyrtleFerrell.html Contributor Ferrell Family Object Type Photograph Identifier Myrtle Ferrell Project Snohomish County People Project 2 women
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