Florence Jaffray Harriman
Politician
1870 – 1967
Who was Florence Jaffray Harriman?
Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and diplomat. “She led one of the suffrage parades down Fifth Avenue, worked on campaigns on child labor and safe milk and, as minister to Norway in World War II, organized evacuation efforts while hiding in a forest from the Nazi invasion.” In her ninety-second year, U.S. President John F. Kennedy honored her by awarding her the first “Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service.” She often found herself in the middle of historic events. As she stated, “I think nobody can deny that I have always had through sheer luck a box seat at the America of my times.”
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1870
New York City - Spouses
- J. Borden Harriman
(1889/11/13 - 1914/12/02)
- J. Borden Harriman
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Aug 31, 1967
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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