New Britain herald., 1929-07-25
She's Pioneer of Two Fields {!

Pattle Fleld WnO, lWlCe III ner 70 years, has blazed a new path fer feminine careerists. She was the second woman in history to be ap- pointed to foreign consular service when the United States sent her 70 Holland three and half years ago. Now she is the first woman to enter the sales promotion end of radio.
 Pattie comes of pioneer stock on both sides. She is twice Field. Her mother is a Kentucky Field, one Of those old families that were the backbone of the Confederacy. Her father was q New England Field, whose forebears moved west in a covered wagon.
 Native of Colorado
 The young woman herself was born and raised in Denver, Colo. and out there in that glorious rari- fled air her ambitions took hints from the hardy Rockies that recog- nize only the sky as the limit.
 From the day she was born, Pat lie had been registered for Nassar. But her father died suddenly just before she was ready 10 enter. Mrs. Field packed up her furniture, took q house in Cambridge and while the boys went 10 Harvard, Pattie enter- cd Radcliffe. It was there that plans for her career first crystalline d.
 T became engrossed in Political Science" Miss Field explained, in her rich. slightly husky voice. "When I found there was TO reason save precedent why women couldn't he foreign consuls, 1 decided to try.
 Not Typical Pioneer
 She hardly has the look of sea soned pioneer-fve feet one. with wayy blue-black hair that has never been cut, grey eyes that look from under calm level brows, a deep tiimple in one cheek. Yet one feels q steel-like quality of character when those same eyes look serious. And she has a driving force to her and a man-like directness.
 q failed my first consular serVlce examinations" Miss Field made little face as she recalled it.. tound I knew no French at all, little geography and was woefully ignor- ant of current events" she smiled ruefully. "So mother and just packed up once more and went 10 Paris. l slaved a year at L'Ecole de Science Politique,' then l uttered privately and that summer passed the examinations
 Then she became a Dutch treat to all Americans who found them- selves in need of consular advice Tn Holland.
 "One in consular service abroad represents the interests in that coun- ry of American private cltlzens' Miss Field explained her work in Holland concisely. If person dies abroad, inherits money, needs pass port, or visa, wants to get married or divorced, gets into jail or any other kind of trouble or wants to go into business that is work for the consular office.
 we had regular nine to five day. We took care of shlpplnS' docking and clcarings ships for cap
  course there were many soclai anoles to the work Gorgeous din- ners when warships entered harbor, fine Dutch entertainments in return and in addition year-round soclal lie in the town.'
 Miss Field and her mother lit erallv went Dutch" when they ali rived in Holland. Took an old Dutch house, late Dutch," such as break fast of stewed fruits, Edam cheese. cold hard boiled cggs, dark bread and strong tea hired Dutch maid to whom they must speak Dutc !, marketed in Dutch, read Dutch papers and attended the Dutch thea ters,
 Speaks Fluent Dutch
 "We can converse naturally Tn Dutch now" Miss Field smiled a little at her own slightly boastful tone.
 Her biggest thrill in Holland, she insisted, was when a battleship fired five guns in salute as she went aboard
 During Miss Fields last year in Holland, she was assigned more com- mercial work for American manu- lecturers who wanted to know for- eign market conditions. If, for in- stance, a big toothpaste man here aspired to cleansing Dutch teeth, Miss Field had the task of surveying the market in Holland, finding out prices, competition, the toothpaste likes and dislikes of the Dutch and making q genel al research report on prospects. It is this work that has fitted her peculiarly for her new Job'
 The Lure of Radio
 "I had no intention of quitting Holland or consular service Mss Field explained. But l was offer ed an excellent salary and chance. The youth of radio, it's experiment talism and the premium it places on using ones imagination intrigued me. l liked the idea of working on a. job that had never existed before. I liked an organization where most of the staff is still in the 20's, where new ideas are welcome and tradi- ton has little place. It seemed so very different and challenging that l Just couldn't say no.'
 She smiled and threw her head back a little as she did so. At that moment she was the pioneer all ovcl again, bracing herself for the next uew thing. That pioneer blood of inc Fields just will have it's way.