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Gift of Martha Dewing, 2015.173.3, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Dorothy Cheney
Gift of Martha Dewing, 2015.173.3, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Dorothy Cheney

American, 1880 - 1971
BiographyDorothy Cheney (1880-1971), born in Manchester, was one of the twelve children of Frank Woodbridge Cheney (1832-1909) and Mary Bushnell Cheney (1840-1917). She was the twin sister of Marjory Cheney.

She attended Miss Porter's School and studied art at Harvard Art School. She was a trustee of the Connecticut Junior Republic and the Manchester Visiting Nurses Association.

During World War I she served with the American Red Cross in France.



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