Scientists for Albert Einstein. She and her husband moved to Iowa in 1951 where he had been offered a professorship at the University of Iowa. Having settled in Iowa, Davenport began studying and making art again. While working on her graduate degree she made sculptures and paintings, which she began exhibiting and winning prizes by 1953. Her husband died very suddenly in 1961 when he reached down to pet his cat. To support herself, Davenport taught French and art to children in Riverside, Iowa. She met archaeologist Charles Ebel who was an ancient history scholar. They were married and Davenport pursued further post-graduate studies, earning her Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Iowa in 1973. She also worked as an art instructor and taught French language courses at the university. Dr. Ebel was hired by Central Michigan University to teach history. Davenport did a thesis on Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, an 18th-century writer. Crossroads Marseilles, 1940 Davenport's friend Mary Jayne Gold published a book titled Crossroads Marseilles, 1940 that recounted their efforts during World War II. Although Varian Fry had died in 1967, Davenport was able to visit Marseille and to be reunited with Gold who had lived permanently on the French Riviera after the war. Death On September 13, 1999 Davenport died in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan of cancer. Her body was returned to Iowa for burial. References 1915 births 1999 deaths American humanitarians Women humanitarians Artists from Boston People from Mount Pleasant, Michigan Artists from New Rochelle, New York Smith College alumni New York University alumni University of Paris alumni American women civilians in World War II Deaths from cancer in Michigan American women painters 20th-century American painters American women sculptors 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American women artists Activists from New York (state) People from Delaware City, Delaware Sculptors from New York (state) Sculptors from Massachusetts American expatriates in France New Rochelle High School alumni