Background
Whinery, Dorothy Cooke was born in Louisville. Daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Latimer) Cooke.
Whinery, Dorothy Cooke was born in Louisville. Daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Latimer) Cooke.
Bachelor of Music, Drake University, 1935.
Teacher music public schools, Somers, Iowa, 1935—1938. Assistant buyer Younkers, Inc., Des Moines, 1941—1945. National executive secretary Sigma Alpha Iota, since 1957, national executive board, since 1957, member finance planning group, since 1981.
Board directors Des Moines Civic Music Association, 1950—1953, executive secretary, 1953—1965. Member of American Business Women's Association, Metropolitan Museum Art, Smithsonian Associates, National Trust History Preservation.
Married James Curtis Whinery, October 9, 1938 (deceased October 1955). 1 child Janet Thompson.