Florence Hutchison-Stirling was one of five daughters and two sons of James Hutchison Stirling (1820 – 1909), Scottish idealist philosopher.
She started played chess around the age of eight or nine, reaching such a level that her father, who had an interest in various board games.
Also Florence Hutchison-Stirling were the first women to compete in Scottish Men's Chess Championship (1925, 1927).
[3] In 1923, in Portsmouth she drew with Alexander Alekhine in simultaneous exhibition on 37 boards.
[4] In 1927, Florence Hutchison-Stirling participated in first Women's World Chess Championship where she ranked 8th place.