Historical FigureFemale
Vira Boarman Whitehouse
1875 – 1957
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryVira Boarman Whitehouse was an American suffragette, government official, and businessperson. She was the owner of the Whitehouse Leather Company and an early proponent of birth control. She directed the Swiss office of the Committee on Public Information in 1918.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 16, 1875
New Orleans
Date of death
April 11, 1957
New York City
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
suffragist
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