Mary Brown Wanamaker

Mary Brown Wanamaker (1869 – November 18, 1954) was an American social and political leader.[1] She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee.[2] She was a daughter of U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker and wife of publisher Barclay Harding Warburton I.[1]

References
  1. "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 ...
  2. "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.


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