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Mary Lasker (1900-1994), philanthropist, founder Planned Parenthood, American Cancer Society, established the modern era of medical research funding, specifically cancer research with Federal funding (esp NIH) from millions of dollars to billions, started the Lasker Foundation, Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal (Watertown)
Library of Congress, Wisconsin: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC "Wisconsin Societies" , familysearch.org , Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Amery (/ ˈ eɪ m ər i / AY-mər-ee) [6] is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Apple River. It is a part of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. The population was 2,902 at the 2010 census. The city was named in honor of William Amery, a carpenter who held several local offices in the 1870s. [7]
A humane society is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals.In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, and historically in the United States, such societies provide waterway rescue, prevention and recovery services, or may give awards for saving human life (e.g., Glasgow Humane Society and Massachusetts ...
Cleveland Amory (September 2, 1917 – October 14, 1998) was an American author, reporter, television critic, commentator and animal rights activist. He wrote a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions and customs of society, starting with The Proper Bostonians in 1947.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Amery, Wisconsin. Pages in category "People from Amery, Wisconsin" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Henry Bergh is a statue by American artist James H. Mahoney located at the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.The bronze statue portrays Henry Bergh, the father of the humane movement in the United States, [2] holding a cane in his proper right hand and petting a dog with a bandaged paw with his proper left hand.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...