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Betsey Maria Whitney (née Cushing, formerly Roosevelt; May 18, 1908 – March 25, 1998) was an American philanthropist, a former daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and later wife of U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St James's, John Hay Whitney.
Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5, 1915 – July 6, 1978) was an American magazine editor and socialite. Affectionately known as Babe throughout her life, Paley made notable contributions to the field of magazine editing.
Her two sisters, also prominent socialites – the Cushing Sisters were renowned in their time – were Betsey Maria Cushing (1908–1998), who was married to James Roosevelt II and later to John Hay Whitney, and Barbara Cushing (1915–1978), [2] who married Stanley Grafton Mortimer, Jr. and later William S. Paley. [3]
Cushing had two older sisters, Mary and Betsey. Barbara was a student at the Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut, and completed her high school education at Winsor School in Boston in 1934.
Barbara "Babe" Paley was the youngest child of neurosurgeon surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing and socialite Katharine Crowell Cushing. Her mother, according to Leamer's book, wished for one thing for her ...
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 ]
The remaining 408 acres – including the family home – are run by the Greentree Foundation, as a conference center dedicated to international justice and human rights issues. The Greentree Foundation was founded in 1982 by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, and has owned the property since 2000.
Betsey Cushing (1908–1998), who married James Roosevelt and later John Hay Whitney; [17] Henry Kirke Cushing (1910–1983), who married Marjorie Estabrook in 1936. [18] Barbara "Babe" Cushing (1915–1978), the socialite wife of Stanley Grafton Mortimer and later William S. Paley. [19]