Mary Lasker

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
Birth dateNovember 30, 1900
Birth nameMary Woodard
Birth place
Wisconsin , Watertown Wisconsin
Date of deathFebruary 15, 1994
Place of death
Connecticut , Greenwich Connecticut
Residence
New York City
Education
University of Oxford
Radcliffe College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Spouse
Albert Lasker

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