Marion Dickerman (April 11, 1890 – May 16, 1983) was an American suffragist, educator, vice-principal of the Todhunter School, and a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Born in Westfield, New York, she studied for two years at Wellesley College before transferring to Syracuse University where she became involved in women's suffrage.
[2] These two women become lifelong partners, spending almost their entire adult lives together, sharing a life dedicated to politics, education, and progressive reform.
[1][4] Dickerman ran, taking votes away from Sweet, who was then unable to secure the Republican nomination for governor.
[1] Franklin Roosevelt offered the three women a lifetime lease on some property near Vall-Kill Creek to build a cottage.
[3] When Val-Kill was being restored, Dickerman provided the National Park Service more than 170 pieces of furniture and other household items from her time living in the cottage.