Cushing sisters explained

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

• Book: Graftin, David . The Sisters: Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsy Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh : The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters . 1 January 1992 . Villard Books.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Parks, Rebecca . Cushing Sisters . Commire, Anne . Anne Commire . . 1999 . Yorkin Publications, Gale Group . Waterford, CT . 0787640808 . encyclopedia.com . https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cushing-sisters . March 20, 2023 .
2. News: Bumiller. Elisabeth. THE LIVES THEY LIVED: Betsey Cushing Whitney; The Last Princess. 22 August 2017. The New York Times. 3 January 1999.
3. News: Times. Special To The New York. 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. 22 August 2017. The New York Times. 10 October 1939.
4. Web site: 1992-03-15 . `SISTERS' EXPLORES MARRYING RICH - AND THE COST . 2024-10-23 . Deseret News . en.
5. Web site: Raffensperger . John G. . March 2006 . Harvey Cushing: A life in surgery . 23 October 2024 . Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
6. Web site: Staffpublished . B+C . 2000-11-27 . The real golden girls . 2024-10-23 . Broadcasting Cable . en.
7. Web site: Jacobs . Laura . June 1995 . The Millers' Tale . 2024-10-23 . Vanity Fair . en-US.