Marion Dickerman

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.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Marion Dickerman, and Nancy Cook on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada in June 1926