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Mary Harriman Rumsey (November 17, 1881 – December 18, 1934) was an American social activist and government official. She was the founder of The Junior League for the Promotion of Settlement Movements, later known as the Junior League of the City of New York of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc, and served as Chair of the ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Mary Harriman Rumsey, the founder of The Junior League and a social reformer. She used her privilege, education and connections to improve social conditions and advocate for consumer rights.
Mary Harriman Rumsey (1881–1934) was a wealthy socialite and a leader of the Junior League, the Consumers' Advisory Board, and the Women's Auxiliary of the United Hospital Fund. She was also a friend and supporter of Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal policies.
Mary Harriman Rumsey was a wealthy reformer who co-founded the Junior League and chaired the Consumers' Advisory Board of the NRA. She was a friend and supporter of Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt, and died in 1934.
Jan 1, 2011 · Learn about the life and achievements of Mary Harriman Rumsey, Class of 1905, who founded the Junior League and advocated for consumer rights. She was a trustee of Barnard College and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Sep 7, 2015 · Five years after Mary’s death, her 22-year-old son, Bronson Rumsey, was killed in April 1939 in an air crash in Mexico. The pilot, who was also killed, was First Lady Eleanor...
Mary Williamson Averell Harriman died at the age of eighty-one on November 7, 1932, two days before the newspapers announced the landslide victory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the “New Deal” administration that was to set America on the road to recovery after the Great Depression.
