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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.
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Mary Lasker | |
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Born | Mary Woodard (1900-12-30)December 30, 1900 |
Died | (1994-02-15)February 15, 1994 |
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 |
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