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| rdfs:comment | - Laura Woolsey Scales (née Lord; 13 November 1879 – 12 June 1990) was a verified American supercentenarian. She was born as Laura Woolsey Lord in Hanover, New Hampshire as the daughter of John and Emma Pomeroy Lord. She retired from her position as Warden in 1944 and for the next 30 years she lived in Dunedin, Florida. In 1974 she returned to Northampton, Massachusetts. Laura Woolsey Lord Scales died in Northampton, Massachusetts on 12 June 1990, aged 110 years, 211 days.
- Laura Woolsey Lord Scales (b. November 13, 1879 – d. June 12, 1990) was an American educator and college dean. She served as Dean of Students at Smith College in Massachusetts for 22 years (1922–1944). As Smith College's warden, Scales was in charge of housing students, chaperoning on-campus activities, and arranging guest visits to the College. In addition, Scales chaired the committee of social activities and was a member of the conference committee. Scales was extremely dedicated to improving the campus atmosphere for students, and was also Dean of Women at Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1936, Smith College showed their appreciation for all that she had done for the school by naming one of the new dormitories the Laura Scales House. One of the quotes she used throughout her life w
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| Birthplace | - Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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| Deathplace | - Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
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| abstract | - Laura Woolsey Scales (née Lord; 13 November 1879 – 12 June 1990) was a verified American supercentenarian. She was born as Laura Woolsey Lord in Hanover, New Hampshire as the daughter of John and Emma Pomeroy Lord. Laura graduated from the Smith College, Massachusetts in 1901 with a Bachelor of Literature and married Robert Scales in Hanover, New Hampshire 6 October 1908. The marriage was brief as Robert died in 1912, without them having had any children. She then worked at the Boston Museum of Arts for a few years before being appointed as Dean of Women at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1920. Two years later she left that position and became Warden at the Smith College. In 1922 she also published a book titled "Boys of the Ages". In 1931 she received an Honorary Degree of Literature and in 1936 one of the new dormitories of the Smith College was named the Laura Scales House. In 1939 she became an Honorary Doctor of Literature. She retired from her position as Warden in 1944 and for the next 30 years she lived in Dunedin, Florida. In 1974 she returned to Northampton, Massachusetts. Laura Woolsey Lord Scales died in Northampton, Massachusetts on 12 June 1990, aged 110 years, 211 days.
- Laura Woolsey Lord Scales (b. November 13, 1879 – d. June 12, 1990) was an American educator and college dean. She served as Dean of Students at Smith College in Massachusetts for 22 years (1922–1944). As Smith College's warden, Scales was in charge of housing students, chaperoning on-campus activities, and arranging guest visits to the College. In addition, Scales chaired the committee of social activities and was a member of the conference committee. Scales was extremely dedicated to improving the campus atmosphere for students, and was also Dean of Women at Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1936, Smith College showed their appreciation for all that she had done for the school by naming one of the new dormitories the Laura Scales House. One of the quotes she used throughout her life was that "education was the backbone of living. It makes the world interesting."
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