Photo: C. M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marjorie Merriweather Post is the rare titan I admire less for the fortune she amassed than for how she spent it. As head of General Foods she was reputedly the wealthiest woman in America, but wealth alone bores me; what compels me is her second act as philanthropist and art collector, crowned by the Legion of Honour. She poured her resources back into culture and society at a time when women rarely commanded such enterprises. To me she's a study in legacy over accumulation, proof that the truest measure of riches is what you choose to leave behind. I find her enduring and quietly inspiring.
Overview
Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of C. W. Post and the owner of General Foods Corporation. For much of Post's life, she was known as the wealthiest woman in the United States.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marjorie Merriweather Post
- Name (Japanese)
- マージョリー・メリウェザー・ポスト
- Reading
- まーじょりー・めりうぇざー・ぽすと
- Born
- March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Springfield, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- socialite / philanthropist / entrepreneur / art collector
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- George Washington University
Awards & achievements
- Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie%20Merriweather%20Post
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.