Schechter was born in
Breslau,
Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland). She was married to Dr.
Solomon Schechter, a prominent
rabbi who was chancellor of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). They lived in
Cambridge, England before immigrating to the United States in 1902. She founded and taught at the
Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls. After assisting
Henrietta Szold in creating
Hadassah, Schechter later served as its national chairwoman of education. The Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall formerly contained undergraduate housing for students of the JTSA's
List College. She died at
Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on August 27, 1924, following an operation. ==References==