Gertrude Webster | |
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Born | Gertrude Adelaide Divine June 4, 1872 |
Died | March 31, 1947 Phoenix, Arizona, US | (aged 74)
Other names | Gertrude Divine Ritter Gertrude Divine Webster |
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Gertrude Divine Webster (born Gertrude Adelaide Divine; June 4, 1872) was an American philanthropist known for co-founding the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, and establishing Yester House, her summer estate which is on the National Register of Historic Places and houses the Southern Vermont Arts Center. During her marriage to William McClellan Ritter (1898 to 1922) she was known as Gertrude Divine Ritter. She subsequently married Hugh Webster (1924 until 1928), and was known as Gertrude Divine Webster until her death on March 31, 1947.