A captivating story of Jessie Peabody Butler who at age seven ran back into her Chicago home to save her doll Bessie as her family was fleeing from the Chicago Fire. This woman whom everyone loved also quietly served Chicago and Winnetka as a founder or leader of such organizations as the YWCA and the Chicago Fortnightly. An invaluable memoir by Annette Peck, who never met her husband's aunt but was so intrigued by the many stories told about her, that she decided to create this record of Jessie Butler's life.