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Nancy Cook (August 26, 1884 – August 16, 1962) was an American suffragist, educator, political organizer, business woman, and friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. She, Marion Dickerman and Roosevelt, were co-owners of Val-Kill Industries, the Women's Democratic News, and the Todhunter School .
Nancy Cook was a lifelong partner of Marion Dickerman and a key figure in the New York Democratic Party and the Roosevelt administration. She met Eleanor Roosevelt in 1925 and helped her with various projects, but their friendship ended in 1938.
Occupation (s) Suffragist, educator. Partner. Nancy Cook. Marion Dickerman (April 11, 1890 – May 16, 1983) was an American suffragist, educator, vice-principal of the Todhunter School, and a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt .
Nancy Cook (1884-1962) was a Syracuse University graduate, a teacher, a nurse, and a political organizer. She was a lifelong partner of Marion Dickerman and a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, with whom she worked on women's suffrage, war relief, and Val-Kill Industries.
Several were life-long partners—Nancy Cook and Marion Dickerman, Molly Dewson and Polly Porter, Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read. These women enlivened Val-Kill as much or more than anyone else. Cook and Dickerman built Val-Kill with Eleanor and resided there for three decades.
Neatline. Important Political Women in Eleanor's Life. Nancy Cook was born in New York, NY in 1884. She attended Syracuse University where she was active in student politics and activism for various causes: suffrage, protective labor legislation for women, abolishment of child labor, and world peace.
Nancy Cook (26 de agosto de 1884 - 16 de agosto de 1962) fue una sufragista, educadora, organizadora política, mujer de negocios y amiga de Eleanor Roosevelt estadounidense . Ella, Marion Dickerman y Roosevelt, eran copropietarios de Val-Kill Industries, Women's Democratic News y Todhunter School.
