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Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (née Whitney; January 23, 1887 – December 14, 1968) was an American-born social activist, philanthropist, publisher and a member of the prominent Whitney family.
25 de mai. de 2018 · Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight Elmhirst. Source: Junior League Archives. Straight ignored her husband’s advice and she transformed the New School from a provocative subject of discussion into a realizable dream by pledging $10,000 a year to the project for ten years.
American philanthropist . Name variations: Dorothy Straight; Dorothy Straight Elmhirst; Mrs. Willard Straight. Born in April 1887 in Washington, D.C.; died in 1968 in Devon, England; daughter of William Collins Whitney and Flora (Payne) Whitney (1843–1893); married Willard Dickerman Straight, on September 7, 1911 (died in 1919); married ...
Dorothy Elmhirst Straight (born May 25, 1958, in Washington, D.C.) is an American author who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of 4 for her grandmother, Dorothy Payne Whitney, making her among the youngest published authors in history.
One of the wealthiest women in America in the early 20th century, Dorothy Whitney Straight was a philanthropist and social activist who supported women's trade unions and educational and charitable organizations such as the Junior League of New York.
Dorothy Payne Whitney Elmhirst (January 23, 1887 – December 14, 1968) was an American-born social activist, philanthropist, publisher and a member of the prominent Whitney family. Life and work.
Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst was born Dorothy Payne Whitney in Washington, United States of America on 23 Jan 1887. Her father, William Collins Whitney,was a well-known financier, statesman and connoisseur of the arts, and her mother, Flora Payne, was from a wealthy family of social standing.
