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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 may. 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.
Whitney, Dorothy Payne (1887–1968) 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 ...
Dorothy Payne Whitney (1887–1968) Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857–1911) Eli Whitney (1765–1825) Eli Whitney Blake (1795–1886), inventor; Eli Whitney Blake, Jr. (1836–1895), scientist; Eli Whitney Debevoise II (born 1953) Flora Payne Whitney (1897–1986) Whitney Tower (1923–1999) Flora Miller Biddle (born 1928) Harry Payne ...
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.
Dorothy Payne Elmhirst, née Whitney le 23 janvier 1887 à Washington (États-Unis) et morte le 14 décembre 1968 à Dartington (Royaume-Uni), est une héritière et philanthrope américaine, membre de la famille Whitney. Biographie Origines, études et ...
queerplaces - Dorothy Whitney Straight. 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.
