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About Betrice Coleman
Beatrice Coleman, Philanthropist, 74; Headed Maidenform
Published: June 14, 1990
Beatrice Coleman, chairwoman of Maidenform Inc., a manufacturer of lingerie, died on Tuesday at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
Mrs. Coleman, who was 74 years old, died of cancer, a spokesman for the company said.
Mrs. Coleman became president and chairwoman of the 67-year-old company in 1968, succeeding her late husband, Dr. Joseph A. Coleman.
The daughter of Ida and William Rosenthal, who founded Maidenform, Mrs. Coleman joined the company in 1938, after graduating from Barnard College. She worked in various areas of the company's operations before settling on product development as her field of expertise.
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President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the National Commission for Unemployment Compensation.
At her death, she was chairwoman of the Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, a private philanthropy.
Mrs. Coleman was active in community affairs, including serving as a trustee of Barnard College; a director of the National Women's Law Center; a trustee of the Pension Fund of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union; chairwoman of the Jamaican-American Chamber of Commerce, and a director of the Tri-State United Way.
She is survived by two daughters, Catherine C. Brawer of Chappaqua, N.Y., and Elizabeth Coleman of Atlanta, and four grandchildren.
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Betrice Coleman's Timeline
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1916
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| 1990 |
June 1990
Age 74
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