Constance Mather Bishop (1889–1969) belonged to one of Cleveland’s most prominent families. Descended from the Mathers of New England, her father, Samuel Mather, had inherited a fortune and then made another fortune through his ore-shipping company; he helped to establish the Community Chest (now United Way Services), chairing its first campaign. Her mother, Flora Stone Mather, was also known for her philanthropic activities; in 1931, Western Reserve University’s College for Women was renamed in her honor. In 1914, Constance Mather married Robert H. Bishop Jr., a physician who would become director of Lakeside Hospital and University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Constance Bishop was a charitable force in her own right. In addition to serving as president of the Family Health Association, she was treasurer of the American Red Cross Family Service during World War I, a trustee of the Nutrition Association and Phillis Wheatley Association, and a member of the advisory council of Flora Stone Mather College.