"If you think research is expensive, try disease."
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Philanthropists from the United StatesWomen activists from the United StatesPeople from WisconsinHealth activistsWomen born in the 1900s
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Mary Lasker
Mary Woodard Lasker (November 30, 1900 - February 21, 1994) was an American health activist and philanthropist. She worked to raise funds for medical research and founded the Lasker Foundation.
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