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Biographical information about Liz Wade Winship and Debbie Fraker | Detailed view | Closer view (1200 pixels wide)

 

Elizabeth "Liz" Wade Winship (b. 1951) and Deborah "Debbie" Pixley Fraker (b. 1954)
Debbie Fraker and Liz Winship worked summers on Nantucket during their college years. They first met in the spring of 1978 and developed a close friendship, which grew with a love for family and friends and continues to this day, their daughters now married with children of their own. Debbie has been manager of The Lion's Paw for twenty-six years. Liz worked for Nantucket Looms and bought the business in 1993 from the owners - Andy Oates and William Euler. The two women have been leaders in Nantucket's business community, continuing the honored tradition of woman-run commerce on island that has its roots in Petticoat Row. Liz has been on the board of directors of the Nantucket Atheneum and Small Friends and currently serves on the Building and Grounds Committee of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Debbie and Liz were supportive in the formation of both Children's House and Small Friends, and continue to be actively involved.

The embroidered narrative shows Debbie's house on Prospect Street, "Windy Hill," near the Old Mill. The two friends appear on the hill behind the house surrounded by their dogs - with Liz in crutches and Debbie's laundry on the line (she never uses a dryer).