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Read the obituary from the Portland Press Herald on former PC Reional Director Perdita Huston at:
Former PC Regional Director Perdita Huston dies
Former PC Regional Director Perdita Huston dies
Dec 7, 2001 - Portland Press Herald
Perdita Huston, 65, a Portland native who wrote books on women in less developed societies, died of ovarian cancer Dec. 4, 2001, at her home here.
Ms. Huston reported as a journalist on the social consequences of conflict and the emerging global trends of the post-colonial period. Her early work interviewing rural women in less developed countries led to two books, "Message From the Village" (1977) and "Third World Women Speak Out" (1978).
She studied at Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Paris. She worked for Time Inc. in the Paris bureau and returned to the United States in 1971 to join the staff of the U.S. Bicentennial Commission.
In 1977 she joined the Peace Corps staff as regional director for North Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. In 1981 she was appointed scholar in residence at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.on the Westbrook College campus of the University of New England.