ABC #024: Christine Wetherill Stevenson, Katharine Elizabeth McBride, Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen, Ruth Dietz Eni - Four Remarkable Women You Should Know
Christine Wetherill Stevenson came from a prominent family and made her mark in Philadelphia, where she founded the Philadelphia Art Alliance, as well as California, where she founded the Hollywood Bowl.
Katharine Elizabeth McBride was a brilliant researcher in neuropsychology but is mostly remembered today for her 28 years as president of Bryn Mawr College; she brought it into recognition as one of the top institutions in the nation.
Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen came from a family of collectors and at one time had one of the finest private collections in the United States while serving many roles for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
And Ruth Dietz Eni joined the family business as a young woman, staying with it for more than 60 years and enjoying a late-life recognition as the company’s spokesperson, the beloved Momma Dietz of Dietz & Watson.