Twenty women, ranging in age from 27 to 55, were appointed to the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study, Constance E. Smith, Director of the Institute, has announced.

The new members have received grants for a year of independent study or research on a creative project. In addition, the 13 members appointed last year will have their grants renewed, bringing the total membership to 33.

This year the new appointees include four women from abroad, a distinguished American novelist, and an outstanding German educator. The new Scholars of the Radcliffe Institute and their projects are: Miss Kay Boyle, noted novelist and short story writer, will investigate German-Jewish relations since the Middle Ages. She is currently a professor at San Francisco State College.

Miss Barbara Groneweg, West German educator and political scientist, is planning to study adult education programs and volunteer political activity in the United States. Dr. Alexandra Pittelli, of Brookline, will complete training for her residency in pediatrics and at the same time fulfill the requirements for board certification.

Will Study Photochemistry

Mrs. Therese Wilson, of Concord, will work in the field of chemical kinetics and photochemistry. Mrs. Margaret Hackford, of Concord, will work toward a proficiency in art conservation and restoration at the Fogg Museum. Mrs. Joyce Zabarsky, of New Bedford, will translate ideas she has developed in drawing into pieces of sculpture.

Mrs. Jeanne Prosser, of Lexington, will write an historical monograph on the Club National of Bordeaux, one of the many provincial societies affiliated with the Jacobian movement during the French Revolution. Mrs. Marguerite Robinson '56, of Lexington, plans to write a book based on data she gathered about the customs of a small Singhalese village.

Short Story Writer

Dr. Dorothy Worth, of Newton, will train at the Harvard School of Public Health with a special emphasis on maternal and child care. Miss Sylvia Berkman, of Wellesley, will complete a second volume of short stories. Mrs. Merio Goldman, of Wellesley, will work on a book examining the role of intellectuals in the Chinese Communist Party. Mrs. Joan Santas, of Wellesley Hills, will study James Brance. Cabell's novels and their relationship to Southern society.

The other Scholars are: Mrs. Beatrice Lauter of Geneva, N.Y., Mrs. Hazel Morrison and Mrs. Mary Sadovnikoff of Providence, R.I., Miss Denise Levertov of New York City. Miss Ilse Hecht of Berlin, and Mrs. Cana Maeda and Miss Michiko Inukal of Tokyo.