Mary Lasker | |
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| Born | Mary Woodard November 30, 1900 |
| Died | February 21, 1994 (aged 93) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison Radcliffe College (B.A.) University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Activist Philanthropist Lobbyist Art dealer |
| Organization | list |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Reinhardt (1926–34; divorced) Albert Lasker (1940–52; his death) |
| Parent(s) | Frank Elwin Woodard Sara Johnson Woodard |
| Awards | Presidential 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.