June Lyday Orton

June Lyday Orton
June Lyday (later Orton), from the 1917 yearbook of Vassar College
Born
June Frances Lyday

August 3, 1897
Newton, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1977 (age 79)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)Psychiatric social worker, educational researcher
SpouseSamuel Orton

June Frances Lyday Orton (August 3, 1897 – March 12, 1977) was an American psychiatric social worker and educational researcher. With her husband Samuel Orton, she was an expert on language disabilities, especially dyslexia. She founded the Orton Society, now known as the International Dyslexia Association, in 1949.

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