Louise Weston (Sewall) Mildram

Louise Weston (Sewall) Mildram was born on October 24, 1886, in Livermore Falls, Maine, the eldest daughter of Eugene and Fannie Dinsmore Weston Sewall. After attending the local grammar school, she graduated from Westbrook (Maine) Seminary in 1904 and spent the following year at Mount Ida, a finishing school in Newton Corner, Massachusetts. In 1905 LWSM entered Vassar College but was forced to return home later that autumn for surgery; her father's illness then made it impossible for her to return to school.

In 1909 she married Frank Clement Mildram, an accountant and businessman. They had four children and lived for most of their lives in Newtonville, Massachusetts. Summers were often spent in Wells, Maine. An energetic and adventurous woman, LWSM began a knitting business in 1932 to supplement the family's income; her husband regularly knitted display models for her shop. Her subsequent endeavors included dog breeding and the sale of magazine subscriptions. She was also active in civic affairs, participating in neighborhood improvement associations in Massachusetts and Maine. FCM died in 1962; four years later LWSM suffered a severe stroke,which left her partially paralyzed. She was, however, able to live at home for several years until 1971, when she was hospitalized with a broken hip. LWSM died on December 12, 1974. For further biographical information, see #7.

From the guide to the Papers, 1887-1972, 1985-1986, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)