▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁Alice ▁Am es ▁Winter ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁– ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁l itter ateur , ▁author ▁and ▁club w oman . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Federation ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s ▁( G F W C ). ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Alice ▁Viv ian ▁Am es ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Rev . ▁Charles ▁Gordon ▁and ▁F anny ▁Baker ▁Am es , ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ist . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁sib lings , ▁including ▁a ▁sister , ▁Ed ith ▁The od ora ▁Am es ; ▁ ▁a ▁brother , ▁The odore , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy ; ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁Wil ber force ▁Am es . ▁Her ▁ancest ors ▁included ▁Francis ▁and ▁John ▁Co oke , ▁and ▁Richard ▁Warren ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁May flow er . ▁ ▁Winter ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁W elles ley ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁with ▁an ▁M . A . ▁degree . ▁ ▁Career ▁During