Dimies T. Stocking Denison

Dimies Tryphena Stocking Denison
Denison in the Official Register and Directory of Women's Clubs in America, 1913[1]
Born(1852-05-07)May 7, 1852
New York, United States
DiedSeptember 2, 1940(1940-09-02) (aged 88)
Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Occupationsbusinesswoman, philanthropist and clubwoman
Organization(s)International Sunshine Society, General Federation of Women's Clubs

Dimies Tryphena Stocking Denison, or Demeis (née Stocking, May 7, 1852 – September 2, 1940) was an American businesswoman, philanthropist and clubwoman. She was elected the president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1902.

Career

Denison's husband Charles Halbert Denison invented and patented the marginal index system for bookkeeping,[2] known as thumb indexing, which scooped out places in books to enable the reader to turn to any section they want.[3] When her husband died from heart failure in 1911,[2] she took over the business, overseeing 15 staff and turning over $50,000 by 1936.[3]

Clubwoman

Denison was also a clubwoman and was vice president of the philanthropic newspaper club the International Sunshine Society, serving under the president Cynthia May Alden.[5] Denison served as vice president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) for four years,[6] then was elected president of the GFWC for a term of two years from 1902[7][8][9] to 1904.[10] While a member of the GFWC, Denison endorsed Clara Burdette's movement to exclude African American women's organisations from joining the federation.[11]

Death

Denison died on September 2, 1940 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States.

References

  1. ^ Official Register and Directory of Women's Clubs in America. Helen M. Winslow. 1913. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "CHARLES H DENISON DEAD". Evening Times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. July 13, 1911. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b Samuelson, N. L.; McCarty, Milton; Maloney, Russell (December 3, 1937). "Thumb-Indexing". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "MRS. DIMIES T. S. DENISON Official directory of the women's clubs of Chicago (1902) (14804678073)". Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. January 1, 1902. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Kind and Helpful Deeds around the World". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 20, 1902. p. 46.
  6. ^ The New England Magazine. New England Magazine Company. 1909. p. 219.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S CLUBS NOMINEES.; Mrs. D.T.S. Denison of New York Is Named for President of the Federation". The New York Times. May 8, 1902. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Biennial of the General Federation of Women's Clubs: Official Proceedings. Vol. 16. General Federation of Women's Clubs. 1922. p. 9.
  9. ^ "LAWLESSNESS OF WOMEN IS THE THREAT OF THE AGE; Mrs. Dimies T.S. Denison, Honorary President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Sees Peril in the Present Situation and Suggests Remedies. (Published 1912)". The New York Times. September 1, 1912. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  10. ^ Ehrhardt, Julia (2004). Writers of Conviction: The Personal Politics of Zona Gale, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Rose Wilder Lane, and Josephine Herbst. University of Missouri Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8262-6414-5.
  11. ^ Gullett, Gayle (February 7, 2000). Becoming Citizens: The Emergence and Development of the California Women's Movement, 1880-1911. University of Illinois Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-252-09331-9.
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