Mabel Newcomer

Overview

Mabel Newcomer born Oregon, IL July 2, 1891 (d. 1983). Economics professor Vassar; only woman delegate to Breton Woods Conference founding World Bank and IMF, 1945.

Quotations

"It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement." (New York Times, Sept. 25, 1935; photo vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu)