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Name |
Peto, Florence |
Othernames |
nee Cowdin |
Born |
1881 |
Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York |
Places of residence |
New York, New Jersey |
Titles & honors |
TQHF Honoree 1980 |
Father |
Jasper Cowdin |
Mother |
Ella Cowdin |
Notes |
For more information on this honoree, go to: https://quiltershalloffame.net/florence-peto/ |
Occupation |
writer for American Home, McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Hobbies and Antiques, 1930 - 1960; quialt kit designer for Paragon |
Publications |
Historic Quilts, 1939; American Quilts and Coverlets; 1949' Women Were Not Expected: An Informal Story of the Nurses of Second General Hospital in the ETO, 1947 |
Role |
Writer |
Spouse |
married Joseph Peto in 1900 |
Children |
Son, John Daughter, Marjorie |
