Dorothy Harrison Eustis
American breeder and philanthropist
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Dorothy Leib Harrison Wood Eustis was an American dog breeder and philanthropist, who founded The Seeing Eye, the first dog guide school for the blind in the United States. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2011. Wikipedia
Born: May 30, 1886, Philadelphia, PA
Died: September 8, 1946 (age 60 years), New York, NY
Education: The Agnes Irwin School
Children: Walter Abbott Wood III and Harrison Wood
Parents: Charles Custis Harrison and Ellen Nixon Harrison
Organization: The Seeing Eye
Spouse(s): Walter Abbott Wood Jr. (died 1915); George Morris Eustis (divorced 1928)
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