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Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (née Whitney, previously Straight; January 23, 1887 – December 14, 1968) was an American -born social activist, philanthropist, publisher and a member of the prominent Whitney family.
25 de may. de 2018 · Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight Elmhirst. Source: Junior League Archives. Straight ignored her husband’s advice and she transformed the New School from a provocative subject of discussion into a realizable dream by pledging $10,000 a year to the project for ten years.
Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (de soltera Whitney; 23 de enero de 1887 – 14 de diciembre de 1968) fue una Activista social, filántropo, editor y miembro de la destacada familia Whitney nacido en Estados Unidos.
One of the wealthiest women in America in the early 20th century, Dorothy Whitney Straight was a philanthropist and social activist who supported women's trade unions and educational and charitable organizations such as the Junior League of New York. She became the first president of the Association of Junior Leagues International in 1921.
Born in 1887 in Washington, D.C., the youngest child of William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne Whitney, Dorothy Payne Whitney was a mid-life baby; she was only six when her mother died of heart disease.
Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of William C. Whitney, a financier and secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland, married Willard Dickerman Straight in 1911. Straight died in 1919, and she married Leonard Knight Elmhirst in 1925.
Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of William C. Whitney, a financier and Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland, married Willard Dickerman Straight in 19ll. Straight died in 1918, and she married Leonard Knight Elmhirst in 1925.
