Pacifist, suffragist, and businesswoman Elizabeth Ellsworth Cook was born in Winona, Minn., the daughter of Charles Button and Lucy Ellsworth Cook. She attended public schools in Ithaca, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell University (A.B. 1908). She went to work in New York City as a statistician for Harris, Forbes, and Co., and in 1916 became a sales manager for Hemphill, Noyes, and Co., an investment securities firm. A vice-president of the Women's Political Union, she was the first president of the Women's Bond Club (1925?) and a member of the Municipal Forum and Municipal Analysts, both of New York. Cook also served as director of Haffner Associates, a fabric manufacturer (1935-1955) and president of Direct Shipping Corporation (1935-1954), which grew and shipped produce from Florida.
From the description of Papers, 1917-1970 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122657229
