e/Nancy “Nettie” Fowler McCormick

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has gloss	eng: Nancy “Nettie” Fowler McCormick 1835 - 1923, a well-known philanthropist, was the wife of Cyrus Hall McCormick(1809-1884). She was raised by her grandmother in Clayton, NY, and met Cyrus in 1857 while visiting friends in Chicago. They were married the next year. While Cyrus was working out a controversy involving his patent of the reaper they lived in Washington. She had a keen business sense and became a great asset to her husband. Nettie became his financial counselor and oversaw many of the business affairs. She toured expositions in McCormick’s interest making contacts for the company. The Great Fire destroyed McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Despite Cyrus’s thoughts of retirement, Nettie insisted on rebuilding even larger than before.
lexicalization	eng: Nancy “Nettie” Fowler McCormick
instance of	c/People from Chicago, Illinois