Mary Lasker

Mary Lasker
woman in business suit standing in front of painting of Washington, D.c.
Born
Mary Woodard

(1900-11-30)November 30, 1900
DiedFebruary 21, 1994(1994-02-21) (aged 93)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Radcliffe College (B.A.)
University of Oxford
OccupationActivist Philanthropist Lobbyist Art dealer
Organizationlist
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Paul Reinhardt (1926–34; divorced)
Albert Lasker (1940–52; his death)
Parent(s)Frank Elwin Woodard
Sara Johnson Woodard
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom (1969)
Four Freedoms Award (1987)
Congressional Gold Medal (1989)
Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism (1992)

Mary Woodard Lasker (November 30, 1900 – February 21, 1994) was an American health activist and philanthropist. She worked to raise funds for medical research and founded the Lasker Foundation.