ETHEL STURGES DUMMER, 1866-1954

Ethel (Sturges) Dummer, a social welfare leader, philanthropist and author, was born in Chicago in 1866, the oldest of six daughters and third of nine children born to Mary (Delafield) Sturges and George Sturges. She graduated in 1885 from the Kirkland School in Chicago but continued to be involved with the social welfare concerns of the school through the Kirkland Alumnae Association.

In 1888, Ethel Sturges married William Francis Dummer (1851-1928). A prominent Chicago banker, WFD was also active in local social welfare and conservation organizations. The Dummers had four daughters, and one son who died in infancy.

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