Harriet Mayor Fulbright | |
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Born |
Harriet Anna Mayor December 13, 1933 New York City, New York |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Executive |
Harriet Anna Mayor AM (born December 13, 1933) is the second wife, and widow, of United States Senator J. William Fulbright; the Senator's first marriage of 53 years was to Elizabeth Williams Fulbright (Betty).
Mayor was the former Executive Director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities under President Bill Clinton. She currently serves as President of the Harriet Fulbright Center In addition, she serves as a Board President of Harriet Fulbright College.
Harriet Fulbright was born in New York City, New York on December 13, 1933. Her father, Brantz Mayor, worked for Time Magazine. She has five siblings, one of whom is bestselling mystery author Archer Mayor. The family moved often during Fulbright's youth and as a consequence, she spent much of her childhood in Washington, D.C., New York City and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Her first overseas experience was at the age of 14, when she traveled to Colombia for a summer study program. She continued her education at Radcliffe College, the women's college counterpart to Harvard University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1955. In 1975, Fulbright earned her MFA from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.