Polly Gordon
Mary Rousmaniere "Polly" Gordon (died 1980) was a community activist in New York City's Yorkville neighborhood. She resided at 10 Gracie Square with her husband, Al Gordon, to whom she was married for fifty years.[1][2]
Gordon was board chair at the Chapin School from 1965 to 1969.[3] The New York City YWCA's Mary Rousmaniere Gordon award is named in her honor and nearby Carl Schurz Park contains Polly Gordon Walk, which was dedicated in 1984.[4][5][6]
Gordon was a 1932 graduate of Vassar College.[7]
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