Class ring, 1913
Scope and Contents
1913 class animal. The inside of the ring band has the initials M. L. M. indicating that this could be the class ring of alumna Marguerite Louis Mellen (Dewey). The engravings on the stone are backward, indicating the ring was also used as a seal.A 1913 class ring with a 14k gold band. The head of the ring is a red, oval stone with an engraving of a rooster surrounded by a Greek phrase. The rooster was the
Dates
- Creation: 1913
Biographical / Historical
Marguerite Mellen was an alumna from the class of 1913. Notably, during the measles outbreak in 1913, Mellen chose to stay at Bryn Mawr even as many of her classmates decided to seek refuge at home. After graduating, Mellen married Bradely Dewey in 1915 and had several children with him. She spent a good amount of her time working with the Bryn Mawr Club of Boston, including being the chairwoman of several local scholarship committees. She passed away in 1974.
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