Miss Dodge (theosophy)
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Miss Mary Dodge, (d. 1935) an early member of the Theosophical Society, the "wealthy Miss Dodge" is frequently referred to in the early literature.
Miss Dodge as she was always known in Theosophical circles was first introduced to Theosophy by Lady Emily Lutyens, the mother of Krishnamurti's official biographer Mary Lutyens. "Two other recent converts [this was 1911], who had been brought into the Society by Lady Emily, were Miss Mary Dodge, an extremely rich and equally generous American lady, crippled with arthritis, and her great friend Muriel, Countess De La Warr, who lived with her at Warwick House, St James'." (Awakening, pg 48)
By 1917, Miss Dodge who already owned Warwick House, had also purchased "...West Side House on Wimbledon Common...." where she lived at least part of the time in 1917.(Awakening, pg 99)
"After Lady De La Warr's early death in 1930, Miss Dodge moved to Hove; she and Krishnamurti remained devoted to each other until her death five years later." (Awakening, pg 285)
Secondary sources
- Krishnamurti:The Years of Awakening, by Mary Lutyens. Shambala Publications, Boston ISBN 1570622884
- An excerpt from Emily Lutyens book "Candles in the Sun"
- "The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928", by Elizabeth Crawford, ISBN 0415239265 page 165: "Murial Agnes Brassey, Countess de la Warr.... In 1910 she lived with the wealthy American Mary Dodge, heiress to the automobile millions"
