Dora Erway | |
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Born | Dora Ella Wetherbee November 19, 1889 Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
Died | December 5, 1976 Ithaca, New York |
Occupation(s) | Home economist, college professor, artist |
Spouse | Edgar W. Erway |
Dora Wetherbee Erway (November 19, 1889 – December 5, 1976) was an artist and home economist on the faculty of Cornell University from 1921 to 1958. She is best remembered today for the Dora Erway Doll Collection, a set of 37 dolls in elaborate historical costumes, made by her students in the 1920s.