Ida Wharton Dawson
American social worker and clubwoman (1860–1928)
Ida Wharton Dawson (July 3, 1860 – May 18, 1928) was an American social worker and clubwoman. Her activities were in the recent club and uplift movements of the state, serving as President of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Early life and education
Ida Amelia Wharton was born at Newark, New Jersey, July 3, 1860. Her parents were John and Mary A. (Greenwald) Wharton. Her siblings were Josephine (b. 1849), Charles (b. 1851), Mary (b. 1853), and Anna (b. 1865). Dawson was of English descent on her father's side and French on her mother's.
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