Jean Wolverton Petite (1892-1974)
She was born in a farmhouse near Tacoma, Washington on February 20th, 1892. She grew up in Portland, Oregon, where she showed an early interest in flowers and birds, and her mother encouraged her natural talent for drawing them. She graduated from Lincoln High School and from Reed College. After teaching for two years, she married J. Edward Petite, who was then principal of the Harney School in Vancouver, Washington. The cou (showing 500 of 3204 characters). |
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