Nora Sterry was born in Emporia, Kansas in 1879, the daughter of Clinton Norman Sterry and
Louise (Slocum) Sterry. She had two brothers,
Norman Sterry, and Philip Sterry, both
"white shoe" lawyers, and a sister, newspaperwoman
Ruth Sterry. Her father, Clinton Sterry, had been a lawyer for the
Santa Fe railroad. In 1930, Sterry was transferred to Sawtelle Boulevard School, which was a teacher training school operated by
USC. At the same time she was appointed to the
Los Angeles County Board of Education and eventually served as board president. She died at her home on April 13, 1941. After her death, Sawtelle Boulevard School was renamed Nora Sterry in her honor. == See also ==