The Boston Globe, November 28th, 2006
Ann (Wickes) Brewer came of age at a time when many parents believed that sending a daughter to college was a waste of time and money. Her well-to-do parents were no exception. Yet Mrs. Brewer was independent enough to be accepted at Bennington College in Vermont without their approval. Her parents "disinherited her" for about a year, said her daughter, Anita W. Brewer-Siljeholm of Manchester-by-the-Sea. "Mother's life was marked by privileged beginnings," she said, "but her own life was one of remarkable independence, a taste for adventure, a profound commitment to family traditions and civic...
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