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 she married Barclay Harding Warburton I. She died on November 18, 1954.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton Is Dead at 85. A Leader in Welfare Work and Politics". New York Times. November 18, 1954. Retrieved 2011-05-26. Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton I, daughter of the late John Wanamaker ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Mrs. Warburton Presides. First Woman to Sit at Head of Pennsylvania Republican Committee". New York Times. June 19, 1921. 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. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)