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Betty Ford

1918 - 2011

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Elizabeth Anne Ford (née Bloomer; formerly Warren; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. She was also Second Lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974, when her husband was vice president. Throughout her husband's time in the office of the presidency, she maintained high approval ratings, and was considered to be an influential first lady. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Ford is the 117th most popular social activist (up from 123rd in 2019), the 1,245th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,092nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Social Activist.

Betty Ford was the wife of President Gerald Ford and a prominent breast cancer activist. She was the first woman to serve as First Lady of the United States, and her time in the White House was marked by her championing of the women's liberation movement.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Betty Ford ranks 117 out of 840. Before her are Zhang Jue, Marinus van der Lubbe, René Just Haüy, Thomas Cranmer, Annie Besant, and Flora Tristan. After her are Vesna Vulović, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Edmond James de Rothschild, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, and René Cassin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Betty Ford ranks 47. Before her are Mike Wallace, João Goulart, James Tobin, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Kenichi Fukui, and Edward B. Lewis. After her are Maurice Druon, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Birgit Nilsson, Yasuhiro Nakasone, François Tombalbaye, and Hans Scholl. Among people deceased in 2011, Betty Ford ranks 47. Before her are John Barry, Amy Winehouse, Lynn Margulis, Zdeněk Miler, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, and Dev Anand. After her are Tom Gehrels, Ernesto Sabato, Linda Christian, Ante Marković, Aristides Pereira, and Yelena Bonner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Ford ranks 1,245 out of 20,380. Before her are Daniel Nathans (1928), Matthew McConaughey (1969), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), R. Lee Ermey (1944), William R. Pogue (1930), and John Goodman (1952). After her are Brendan Fraser (1968), Eliot Ness (1903), Mickey Rooney (1920), Leon Festinger (1919), Tom Waits (1949), and Robert Benton (1932).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Betty Ford ranks 16. Before her are Angela Davis (1944), Jody Williams (1950), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Jane Addams (1860), Lee Radziwill (1933), and John Brown (1800). After her are Catharine MacKinnon (1946), William Luther Pierce (1933), Susan B. Anthony (1820), Bugsy Siegel (1906), Cesar Chavez (1927), and George Stinney (1929).

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