Anne Morgan (philanthropist)
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| Born |
Anne Tracy Morgan July 25, 1873 Manhattan |
| Died | January 29, 1952 (aged 78) Mount Kisco, New York |
| Resting place | Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Parent(s) |
John Pierpont Morgan Frances Louisa Tracy |
| Relatives | J. P. Morgan, Jr., brother |
Anne Tracy Morgan (July 25, 1873 – January 29, 1952) was an American philanthropist who provided relief efforts in aid to France during and after World War I and World War II. Morgan was educated privately, traveled frequently and grew up amongst the wealth her father had amassed. She was awarded a medal from the National Institute of Social Science in 1915, the same year she published the story The American Girl. In 1932 she became the first American woman appointed a commander of the French Legion of Honor.
She was born on July 25, 1873 to John Pierpont Morgan and Frances Louisa Tracy.
In 1903 she became part owner of the Villa Trianon near Versailles, France, along with decorator and socialite Elsie De Wolfe and theatrical/literary agent Elisabeth Marbury. Morgan was instrumental in assisting De Wolfe, her close friend, in pioneering a career in interior decoration. The three women, known as "The Versailles Triumvirate," hosted a salon in France and, in 1903, along with Ann Vanderbilt, helped organize the Colony Club, the first women's social club in New York City and, later, helped found the exclusive neighborhood of Sutton Place along Manhattan's East River.
C. 1910 she became a union activist. [1] Anne Morgan actively supported striking female workers in New York's garment industry. She and other wealthy female members of her social circle stood in picket lines with striking shirtwaist workers and contributed financially to their cause. These strikes in New York's garment industry immediately preceded the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
In 1912 she started the Society for the Prevention of Useless Gift Giving (SPUG) with Eleanor Robson Belmont.
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