Elisabeth Randolph Shirley Enochs

Elisabeth Randolph Enochs ( Shirley; August 15, 1895 - January 23, 1992) was an American government official and journalist. She received a 1956 Distinguished Service Award, and in 1957, she received an honor award from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Early life and education Elisabeth Randolph Shirley was born in Oklahoma Territory on August 15, 1895. She earned a graduate degree in law from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. There, she aided in the establishment of health clinics and support programs for mothers and children in Latin America.

In 1953, Enochs served as U.S. technical delegate to the Directing Council of the American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood. She also served as international service chief in the Office of the Commissioner for what would later become the Social Security Administration.

Private Life and Death In 1930, she married Captain John M. Enochs of the United States Navy at the American embassy in Brazil. Their wedding was reported in The New York Times. Captain Enochs died in 1932, two years after their marriage.

Enochs died of Parkinson's disease on January 23, 1992, aged 96, at Dewitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.