Daisy Allen Story

Daisy Allen Story (née Fanny Ella Daisy Allen; 1858 – 1932), also known as Mrs. William C. Story, was an American socialite, clubwoman, and suffragist. She served two consecutive terms as the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Early life and family Story was born Fanny Ella Daisy Allen in 1858 in New York City to James Hart Allen and Frances "Fannie" Lupton Porter Allen. She was the granddaughter of Stephen Allen, the first elected Mayor of New York City and a member of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.

Clubwoman Story was active in many women's organizations. She served as President of the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs and, in 1910, as president of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs, sitting on the Cooperating Suffrage Committee. She was also the first New York state director of the Children of the American Revolution. During her tenure as president general, she inaugurated a movement to organize members of the DAR for war relief work and advocated for universal military training.

She married a second time to William Cumming Story, the vice president of the American Savings Bank in New York, on February 8, 1881, in Manhattan. They were accused of participating in a profiteering scheme that redirected funds designated for comfort kits for U.S. soldiers to a solicitor from which they received a percentage. An American flag, which had been presented to Story by President Theodore Roosevelt, was draped over her coffin during the service. She was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.