Clair Williamson

In the spring of 1911, a British woman named Claire Williamson, who was in her 30s, arrived in Olalla, Washington, with her sister Dora. The wealthy heiresses were seeking treatment at the sanitarium of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard for various health complaints. They had been drawn in by Hazzard's advocacy for a fasting cure. The sisters began their treatment in February 1911 at a Seattle apartment building under Hazzard's care before being moved to her Olalla sanatorium, known locally as 'Starvat ...