Dorothy Frooks

1896–1997 (age 101)

author

Biography

Dorothy Frooks drew on more than a century of experience to document the lives of women and servicemembers, often turning her pen toward the challenges faced by those who answered the call to duty.

She remained committed to telling those stories even as she witnessed vast change in American society, and now rests at Calverton National Cemetery among fellow patriots.

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