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Margaret Dunning : ウィキペディア英語版 | Margaret Dunning
Margaret Isabel Dunning (June 26, 1910 – May 17, 2015) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist and benefactor of the Plymouth (Michigan) Historical Museum. She was born in Redford, Michigan. ==Personal life== Dunning was the daughter of Charles Dunning and Elizabeth (Bessie) Rattenbury. Margaret spent her first 13 years on a dairy and potato farm owned by her father, located at the corner of Plymouth and Telegraph roads in Redford Township, Michigan. The farm had been purchased by her grandparents, who were original settlers in the area. When Charles died in 1923, Margaret and her mother, Bessie, moved into Redford and later to the village of Plymouth. Bessie purchased property in the village and built the home where Margaret resided. Margaret attended the country school where her father was a student, and was then sent to Dana Hall, a private school in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She returned to Plymouth in 1927 and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1929.〔''The Plythean'', 17th edition, yearbook of Plymouth High School, 1929〕 She attended the University of Michigan for two years and then studied at the Hamilton Business School in Ypsilanti. While growing up on the farm, Dunning developed a lifelong love of tinkering with old cars. She restored several old cars that she owned. In 1985, she donated a restored 1906 Ford Model N to the Gilmore Car Museum at Hickory Corners, Michigan.〔Elinor Graham, "True classic goes to Gilmore Museum," ''Plymouth Observer'', October 31, 1985〕 She also donated a 1930 Cadillac convertible to the museum.〔(Richard A. Wright, "Gilmore museums ease disappointment of rain-soaked show," DetNews.com, June 11, 2001 )〕 She still drove one of her cars in the annual Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit each August up into her centenarian years.〔"Still Cruising at 96," ''Detroit Free Press'', August 13, 2006〕 At the age of 102, feeling a need to complete whatever she began in life, she applied to the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) hoping to complete her bachelor's degree in business. Dunning was accepted, and subsequently awarded a 100% tuition scholarship, provided to her by the Fram Group (which also provided her with free car care products for the remainder of her life).〔("102-year-old going back to college after surprise scholarship," ) MSNBC, September 30, 2012〕 She died on May 17, 2015, whilst visiting Santa Barbara, California, from injuries sustained from an accidental fall. She was 104.
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