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jg10003

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8. She was the first Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 10, 2023, 01:19 AM

Sep 2023

In 1969 she was appointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay to become the first Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. She became a pioneer in consumer protection law. She also served on several presidential commissions on violence, mental health, workplace issues, and hunger in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Just months after the revelations of the Holocaust's devastation, [View all] elleng Sep 2023 OP

I did not know. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #1

I remember her, she was on TV shows when I was growing up Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2

I remember her too Skittles Sep 2023 #4

Yes, she was always elegant Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #5

pretty common back then Skittles Sep 2023 #6

I know, no one could get away with wearing them anymore Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #7

I remember her. Did not know that she was Jewish. wnylib Sep 2023 #3

She was the first Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs jg10003 Sep 2023 #8

Right, thanks for remembering! elleng Sep 2023 #9