Marion Dickerman was born on April 11, 1890 in Westfield, N.Y. She graduated with a B.A. in 1911 and a masters degree in education in 1912 from Syracuse University. She was a teacher, suffragist, women and children rights advocate, as well as a one time close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. After a falling out occurred between the two, Dickerman still worked closely with FDR, who appointed her to the Presidents Commission to Study Industrial Relations in Great Britain and Sweden in 1938. During WWI, Dickerman became involved with the Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. She also conducted work abroad, serving as a nurse orderly at the Endell Street Military Hospital in London in spring 1918. Dickerman died on May 16, 1983 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:37:02 +0000
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