Mary Lasker

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Mary Lasker, 1957
Mary Lasker, 1957

Mary Lasker (1900-1994) was an American health activist. She worked to raise funds for medical research, and founded the Lasker Foundation. She was married to Albert Lasker. One of the Lasker Awards was named in her honour Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service in 2000.

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