Harriot Curtis (1881-1974) and her sister Margaret Curtis (1883-1965) were athletes and social activists. In 1909, the sisters opened the East Boston Dispensary, an outpatient clinic for the mostly Italian American patients. Margaret went to Europe a year before the United States entered World War I and worked there with the Red Cross to help refugees. Harriot became a dean at Hampton Institute in Virginia. In 1932, Harriot and Margaret, both national golf champions, founded the Curtis Cup, the best known team trophy for amateur women golfers.
