To assist her in her lobbying effort, Lasker hired Mike Gorman, a straight-talking journalist who had exposed grave deficiencies and abuse in mental hospitals in several states, including Florida (at the behest of Florence Mahoney and her husband's newspaper, the Miami Daily News). He would work for Lasker for the next forty years as director of her lobbying organization in Washington, the National Mental Health Committee, later the National Committee Against Mental Illness.
Number of Image Pages:
4 (275,148 Bytes)
Date:
1954-04-14 (April 14, 1954)
Creator:
Gorman, Mike
National Mental Health Committee
Recipient:
Lasker, Mary
Source:
Original Repository: Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Mental Health
Lobbying
Exhibit Category:
From Bench to Bedside: Mary Lasker and the Drive for "Payoff" from Medical Research
