Christine Hamilton Dicker Waldo Sturgeon was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada on March 30th, 1897, the daughter of Assheton George Hamilton Dicker and Helen Alice Hunter Dunn. She died in the spring of 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica. She was a poet, artist, violinist, calligrapher, journalist, women's activist, and publicist.

Her first marriage was to an American, Edward Molineaux Waldo, at the age of 17. From this marriage Christine had two children, Peter and Edward. In 1926 this marriage ended in divorce, and two years later Christine married a Scottish math teacher named William Dickie Sturgeon, nicknamed Argyll. He eventually adopted the boys, and at this point Edward became Theodore (often called Ted for short). Ted Sturgeon was the well-known science-fiction writer, author of More than Human (1953).

The Sturgeon family moved to Philadelphia so that Argyll could take a professorship, and Christine became a member of the Speaker's Bureau on International Affairs under the auspices of the Society of Friends.

As the boys reached their mid- and late teen years, Christine and Argyll began to travel extensively throughout Europe. These travels inspired many writings, sketches, and paintings, at least one of which was published in the magazine Drexerd. Throughout this time, Christine maintained an involvement with the Philadelphia chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPH), and when the Sturgeons eventually settled in Scotland for a time, she served as chair of the Scottish chapter.

From the late 1920s onward Christine wrote prolifically, submitting many poems, stories, and novels to publishers, for which she gained praise. She even submitted an animation scenario of Felix the Cat to Pat Sullivan Studios, and though it was not used, it elicited an admiring letter from animator Walter Lantz.

Sturgeon also wrote many letters to people of note, such as Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Lord Halifax, pleading for peaceful co-operation on a global level, often involving the WILPF.

The Sturgeons' years in Scotland were taken up with various teaching enterprises, even founding their own school, but eventually in 1950 they moved to the British West Indies where they continued teaching. Christine taught a variety of subjects, including art, history, and English. Argyll died in 1954, after which Christine lived with her cook Cynthia and housekeeper Gillie until her death.

Christine wrote under the names Christine Hamilton, Chris or Christie Hamilton, Christine Dicker, Christine Sturgeon, and Felix Sturgeon. Felix was a nickname given to her by Pat Sullivan, by which her friends and family eventually referred to her.