The granddaughter of John G. Shedd, second president of Marshall Field & Co., she was considered the "picture of fashion," and "the personification of glamour." She donated many couture garments by designers such as Mainbocher, Christian Dior, and Adrian to the Chicago History Museum.
THE JEAN SCHWEPPE ARMOUR CHAIR OF NEUROLOGY
This was the first (1963) endowed chair at any private hospital in the country. It was established as a memorial to Jean Schweppe Armour by Trustee A. Watson Armour III, other members of the Armour family, and by her friends as a tribute to her leadership as a Medical Center volunteer and a member of its Woman's Board.
THE JEAN SCHWEPPE ARMOUR CHAIR OF NEUROLOGY
This was the first (1963) endowed chair at any private hospital in the country. It was established as a memorial to Jean Schweppe Armour by Trustee A. Watson Armour III, other members of the Armour family, and by her friends as a tribute to her leadership as a Medical Center volunteer and a member of its Woman's Board.
The granddaughter of John G. Shedd, second president of Marshall Field & Co., she was considered the "picture of fashion," and "the personification of glamour." She donated many couture garments by designers such as Mainbocher, Christian Dior, and Adrian to the Chicago History Museum.
THE JEAN SCHWEPPE ARMOUR CHAIR OF NEUROLOGY
This was the first (1963) endowed chair at any private hospital in the country. It was established as a memorial to Jean Schweppe Armour by Trustee A. Watson Armour III, other members of the Armour family, and by her friends as a tribute to her leadership as a Medical Center volunteer and a member of its Woman's Board.
THE JEAN SCHWEPPE ARMOUR CHAIR OF NEUROLOGY
This was the first (1963) endowed chair at any private hospital in the country. It was established as a memorial to Jean Schweppe Armour by Trustee A. Watson Armour III, other members of the Armour family, and by her friends as a tribute to her leadership as a Medical Center volunteer and a member of its Woman's Board.
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