Cushing sisters
The Cushing Sisters were three 20th-century American socialites.[1][2] They were the daughters of neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing and his wife Katharine Stone Crowell:[3]
- Minnie Benedict Cushing (1906–1978), philanthropist and art collector.
- Betsey Cushing (1908–1998), philanthropist.
- Barbara 'Babe' Cushing (1915–1978), fashion editor and style celebrity.
The Cushing Sisters were raised by a mother who saw "marriage as a form of female self-expression", and always sought to achieve success through exceptional husbands.[4] None of them attended college.[5]
In 2000, Lifetime had started producing a movie about the sisters with Rita Wilson as executive producer. Lifetime saw it as "a sweeping piece. Their story covers the '40s, '50s and '60s in New York."[6]
The three daughters of Robert Warren Miller (Pia Getty, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Alexandra von Fürstenberg) were compared to the Cushing sisters by Vanity Fair.[7]
Further reading
[edit]- Graftin, David (1 January 1992). The Sisters: Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsy Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh : The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters. Villard Books.
References
[edit]- ^ Parks, Rebecca (1999). "Cushing Sisters". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in world history: A biographical encyclopedia. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications, Gale Group. ISBN 0787640808. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (3 January 1999). "THE LIVES THEY LIVED: Betsey Cushing Whitney; The Last Princess". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (10 October 1939). "NOTABLES MOURN DR. HARVEY CUSHING; President Roosevelt's Wife and Mother and Son James at Funeral of Scientist THRONG OUTSIDE CHURCH Ex-Governor Cross, President Seymour of Yale and Former President Angell Attend". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "`SISTERS' EXPLORES MARRYING RICH - AND THE COST". Deseret News. 1992-03-15. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Raffensperger, John G. (March 2006). "Harvey Cushing: A life in surgery". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Staffpublished, B+C (2000-11-27). "The real golden girls". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Jacobs, Laura (June 1995). "The Millers' Tale". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-10-23.