▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mary ▁Y ost ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sta un ton , ▁Virginia ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁teaching ▁English ▁at ▁W elles ley ▁College , ▁she ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁V ass ar ▁to ▁study ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁by ▁M ills ▁College . ▁ ▁Y ost ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁Women , ▁which ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Other ▁work ▁Y ost ▁was ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁in ▁Cap ▁and ▁G own , ▁an ▁honor ▁society ▁for ▁women ▁under grad u ates ▁founded ▁by ▁Ed ith ▁R . ▁Mir rie le es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁she ▁became ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Education ▁Association ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁De ans ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Western ▁Division . ▁▁ ▁She ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Women ' s ▁California ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁progress ing ▁to