The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Saturday, August 13, 2005  

NOTED IN PASSING
Socialite Turned Activist

Ernesta Drinker Ballard, Philadelphia: socialite, debutante, horticulturalist, author, teacher, preservationist, businesswoman, skateboarding advocate, mother, wife, feminist, 1920-2005.

Some obituaries really are worth reading. In addition to the link already provided (for “‘One of the great citizens’ of Philadelphia,” by Rusty Pray, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 12), see “Ernesta Ballard, a 'Treasure,’ Dies,” by John F. Morrison, and “A Philadelphia Icon Passes,” both in the Philadelphia Daily News.

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