Alice B. Tullis (1851-1915) was born in Dayton, Indiana, and died in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, she embarked on a career as an educator, teaching at the Douglas School in Chicago, Illinois, from 1870 to 1883. Tullis wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in 1885, asking for the name of a reputable Christian Science practitioner in Chicago. In 1887, she married Daniel M. Lord and afterwards devoted her life to public service, working for United Charities and the American Red Cross.

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