Mary Harriman Rumsey | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | November 17, 1881
Died | December 18, 1934 (aged 53) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | St. John's Church Cemetery, Arden, New York, U.S. |
Education | Barnard College |
Occupation(s) | Chair of the Consumer Advisory Board, National Recovery Administration |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Charles Cary Rumsey |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | E.H. Harriman Mary Averell |
Relatives | W. Averell Harriman (brother) E. Roland Harriman (brother) |
Mary Harriman Rumsey (November 17, 1881 – December 18, 1934) was an American social activist and government official. She was the founder of The Junior League for the Promotion of Settlement Movements, later known as the Junior League of the City of New York of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc, and served as Chair of the Consumer Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration. Mary was the daughter of railroad magnate E.H. Harriman and sister to W. Averell Harriman, former New York State Governor and United States Diplomat. In 2015 she was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[1]