Mary Brown Wanamaker

Mary Brown Wanamaker

Mary Brown Wanamaker was a leader in welfare work and politics.[1] She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee.[2]

Biography

She was born in 1869 to John Wanamaker. On June 13, 1895 he married Barclay Harding Warburton I. She died on November 18, 1954.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton Is Dead at 85. A Leader in Welfare Work and Politics". New York Times. November 18, 1954. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F14F93E59177B93CAA8178AD95F408585F9. Retrieved 2011-05-26. "Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton I, daughter of the late John Wanamaker ..." 
  2. ^ "Mrs. Warburton Presides. First Woman to Sit at Head of Pennsylvania Republican Committee". New York Times. June 19, 1921. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B12F93C5D14738DDDA00994DE405B818EF1D3. Retrieved 2011-05-29. "For the first time in the history of the party in Pennsylvania, a woman today presided over the Republican organization of the State. She is Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton, Philadelphia, daughter of John Wanamaker." 

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