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M. Margaret Ball
Born(1909-08-29)August 29, 1909
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1999(1999-09-14) (aged 90)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationPolitical scientist
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1949)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Anschluss Movement (1935)
Doctoral advisorGraham Stuart
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplineInternational organization studies
Institutions

Mary Margaret Ball (August 29, 1909 – September 14, 1999) was an American political scientist. A 1949 Guggenheim Fellow, she was author of Post-War German-Austrian Relations (1937), The Problem of Inter-American Organization (1944), International Relations (1956, with Hugh B. Killough), NATO and the European Union Movement (1959), The OAS in Transition (1969), and The 'Open' Commonwealth (1971). She was Ralph Emerson Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College and later served as dean of Duke University Woman's College.

Biography

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Ball was born on August 29, 1909, in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Mary Elizabeth (née Messerly) and Jesse W. Ball.[1] After spending a year at Vassar College (1928-1929), she obtained her BA, MA (both 1931), and PhD (1935) from Stanford University.[1] Her doctoral dissertation The Anschluss Movement was supervised by Graham Stuart.[2] She was also a 1932-1933 Carnegie Fellow at University of Cologne, where she got a doctor juris in 1933.[1]

After working at Vassar as a political science instructor since 1935, she moved to Wellesley College in 1936.[1] She was promoted to assistant professor in 1938, associate professor in 1944, and full professor in 1947.[1] In 1956, she became the Ralph Emerson Professor of Political Science, a position she held until she left Wellesley in 1963 to become dean of the Duke University Woman's College and an associate dean of arts and sciences.[1] She become professor of political science in 1968 and retired professor emeritus in 1975.[1] She was a Wellesley College trustee from 1966 to 1970.[1]

Ball specialized in political history, with Katharina Rietzler saying that Ball's work "range[s] from a contemporary history of the political movement that paved the way for Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938 to books and path-breaking articles on international bodies such as the UN, NATO, and the Organization of American States."[3] She was author of Post-War German-Austrian Relations (1937), The Problem of Inter-American Organization (1944), International Relations (1956, with Hugh B. Killough), NATO and the European Union Movement (1959), The OAS in Transition (1969), and The 'Open' Commonwealth (1971).[1]

Ball has been considered a pioneer in international organization studies,[3] and she was an editorial board member at International Organization from 1947 to 1956.[1] In 1949, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for a study of regionalism in international relations and international organization".[4] She also worked at the United States Department of State as an international organization specialist in the 1940s, as well as a advisor at the United Nations Conference on International Organization,[4] and at Wellesley, she was a faculty advisor for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace international relations clubs.[3]

In 1960, she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]

Ball died on September 14, 1999, in Durham, North Carolina.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "M(ary) Margaret Ball". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
  2. ^ Abstracts of Dissertations for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education: With the Titles of Theses Accepted for the Degrees of Engineer, Master of Arts, and Master of Science. Vol. 10–13. Stanford University. 1935. p. 149.
  3. ^ a b c Rietzler, Katharina (2022). Rietzler, Katharina; Hutchings, Kimberly; Owens, Patricia; Dunstan, Sarah C. (eds.). International Law and International Organization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 250–251. doi:10.1017/9781009004978.007. ISBN 978-1-316-51824-3.
  4. ^ a b Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1949. p. 25-26.
  5. ^ "M. Margaret Ball". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Askew, William Clarence (1938). "Review of Post-War German-Austrian Relations: The Anschluss Movement, 1918-1936". The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly. 18 (4): 380–382. ISSN 0276-1742. JSTOR 42879468.
  7. ^ Briggs, Herbert W. (1937). "Review of Post-War German-Austrian Relations: The Anschluss Movement, 1916-1936". The American Political Science Review. 31 (6): 1166–1167. doi:10.2307/1948981. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1948981.
  8. ^ Kohn, Hans (1938). "Review of Post-War German-Austrian Relations". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 196: 261–262. ISSN 0002-7162. JSTOR 1021758.
  9. ^ Neumann, Sigmund (1939). "Review of Post-War German-Austrian Relations. The Anschluss Movement 1918-1936". The Review of Politics. 1 (3): 356–357. ISSN 0034-6705. JSTOR 1403959.
  10. ^ Ward, Barbara (1938). "Review of Post-War German-Austrian Relations: The Anschluss Movement 1918-1936". International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1931-1939). 17 (3): 446–446. doi:10.2307/3019211. ISSN 1473-8104. JSTOR 3019211.
  11. ^ Wolf, John B. (1939). "Review of Post-War German-Austrain Relations: The Anschluss Movement, 1918-1936; Germany Since 1918". The American Historical Review. 44 (2): 388–389. doi:10.2307/1839070. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1839070.
  12. ^ "Review of The Problem of Inter-American Organization". The American Journal of International Law. 39 (3): 629–630. 1945. doi:10.2307/2193553. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2193553.
  13. ^ Bernstein, Harry (1945). "Review of The Problem of Inter-American Organization". Revista de Historia de América (20): 402–403. ISSN 0034-8325. JSTOR 20136715.
  14. ^ Griffin, Charles C. (1945). "Review of The Problem of Inter-American Organization". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 25 (4): 492–494. doi:10.2307/2508243. ISSN 0018-2168. JSTOR 2508243.
  15. ^ Rowe, L. S. (1945). "Review of The Problem of Inter-American Organization". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 238: 201–202. ISSN 0002-7162. JSTOR 1025315.
  16. ^ Rydjord, John (1945). "Review of The Problem of Inter-American Organization". Pacific Historical Review. 14 (2): 263–263. doi:10.2307/3635026. ISSN 0030-8684. JSTOR 3635026.
  17. ^ Manning, C. A. W. (1957). "Review of International Relations". International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-). 33 (3): 331–331. doi:10.2307/2605453. ISSN 0020-5850. JSTOR 2605453.
  18. ^ Petersen, Keith S.; Lerche, Charles O. (1957). "Review of International Relations.; Principles of International Politics., Charles O. Lerche, Jr". The Journal of Politics. 19 (1): 117–119. doi:10.2307/2127299. ISSN 0022-3816. JSTOR 2127299.
  19. ^ Sondermann, Fred A.; Lerche, Charles O. (1957). "The Study of International Relations: 1956 Version". World Politics. 10 (1): 102–111. doi:10.2307/2009227. ISSN 0043-8871. JSTOR 2009227.
  20. ^ "International Politics". The Western Political Quarterly. 9 (4): 1015–1015. 1956. doi:10.2307/444542. ISSN 0043-4078. JSTOR 444542.
  21. ^ Andrews, J. A. (1960). "Review of European Institutions; Nato and the European Movement". The Modern Law Review. 23 (1): 125–127. ISSN 0026-7961. JSTOR 1091801.
  22. ^ Bowett, D. W. (1961). "Review of European Institutions; The Council of Europe, A. H. Robertson; N. A. T. O. and the European Union Movement". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 10 (3): 648–651. ISSN 0020-5893. JSTOR 755941.
  23. ^ Florinsky, Michael T. (1959). "Review of NATO and the European Union Movement.; European Institutions: Co-operation--Integration--Unification". Political Science Quarterly. 74 (4): 603–605. doi:10.2307/2146431. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2146431.
  24. ^ García, Leandro Rubio (1960). "Review of N. A. T. O. and the European Union Movement; The Uniting of Europe. Political, Social and Economic Forces, 1950-1957". Revista Española de Derecho Internacional. 13 (1/2): 219–224. ISSN 0034-9380. JSTOR 44295057.
  25. ^ Strange, Susan (1959). "Review of NATO and the European Union Movement; The Atlantic Community". International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-). 35 (3): 373–374. doi:10.2307/2612345. ISSN 0020-5850. JSTOR 2612345.
  26. ^ Barnes, William S. (1972). "Review of The OAS in Transition". The American Journal of International Law. 66 (3): 690–691. doi:10.2307/2198783. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2198783.
  27. ^ Bartlett, Ruhl J. (1970). "Review of The OAS in Transition". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 50 (3): 568–570. doi:10.2307/2512206. ISSN 0018-2168. JSTOR 2512206.
  28. ^ Fenwick, C. G. (1970). "Review of The OAS in Transition". World Affairs. 133 (1): 77–78. ISSN 0043-8200. JSTOR 20671171.
  29. ^ Lux, William R. (1970). "Review of The OAS in Transition". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 390: 136–137. ISSN 0002-7162. JSTOR 1040323.
  30. ^ Thomas, Ann Van Wynen (1972). "Review of The OAS in Transition". The American Political Science Review. 66 (2): 670–671. doi:10.2307/1957862. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1957862.
  31. ^ Wood, Bryce (1972). "Review of The OAS in Transition.; The Movement Toward Latin American Unity.; Alliance for Progress: A Social Invention in the Making". Political Science Quarterly. 87 (1): 156–158. doi:10.2307/2147815. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2147815.
  32. ^ H.F. (1972). "Review of The « Open » Commonwealth". Politique étrangère. 37 (2): 242–243. ISSN 0032-342X. JSTOR 42669690.
  33. ^ Green, L. C. (1973). "Review of The "Open" Commonwealth". The American Journal of International Law. 67 (1): 188–189. doi:10.2307/2199135. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2199135.
  34. ^ Hounshell, Charles D. (1972). "Review of The "Open" Commonwealth". The Journal of Politics. 34 (4): 1306–1308. doi:10.2307/2128947. ISSN 0022-3816. JSTOR 2128947.
  35. ^ Lee, J. M. (1973). "Review of The 'Open' Commonwealth". The English Historical Review. 88 (348): 678–678. ISSN 0013-8266. JSTOR 564764.
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  37. ^ Mansergh, N. (1977). "Review of The 'Open' Commonwealth". Modern Asian Studies. 11 (4): 639–640. ISSN 0026-749X. JSTOR 311907.
  38. ^ "Review of The "Open" Commonwealth". Pakistan Horizon. 25 (4): 75–77. 1972. ISSN 0030-980X. JSTOR 41393147.
  39. ^ Wallace, Elisabeth (1972). "Review of International Law and Contemporary Commonwealth Issues; The "Open" Commonwealth". Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique. 5 (3): 469–470. ISSN 0008-4239. JSTOR 3231851.
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