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]

References

^ 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.

[1] 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.

[Bumiller1999-2] Bumiller, Elisabeth (3 January 1999). "THE LIVES THEY LIVED: Betsey Cushing Whitney; The Last Princess". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[DrHCObit1939-3] 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.

[4] "`SISTERS' EXPLORES MARRYING RICH - AND THE COST". Deseret News. 1992-03-15. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[5] Raffensperger, John G. (March 2006). "Harvey Cushing: A life in surgery". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

[6] Staffpublished, B+C (2000-11-27). "The real golden girls". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[7] Jacobs, Laura (June 1995). "The Millers' Tale". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

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