Ethel Sturges Dummer

About the Book

Ethel Sturges Dummer has been named one of the most influential American women of the last century. Based in Chicago, she was an internationally-recognized community activist in the areas of education, juvenile delinquency and rights, and public health. Using an exclusive family collection of letters and writings by and about Dummer, her granddaughter, the author, traces the key accomplishments of this remarkable woman as she acted as a catalyst for change and mentor of early Progressive thought in the American heartland.

About the Author

Ethel Mintzer Lichtman is the granddaughter of Ethel Sturges Dummer, and for much of her life has acted as a volunteer and professional interested in issues related to education and health care. Lichtman received a BA from Stanford University in 1947 and returned to receive an MA in Education from Stanford in 1973. While raising a family she was a dedicated volunteer in the Palo Alto Unified School District, working primarily on issues of primary education and educational leadership. Ms. Lichtman is retired and living in Poway, California.