Courtesy of Wikipedia
Esther Pauline “Eppie” Lederer aka “Ann Landers” (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002), was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the “Ask Ann Landers” column in 1955 and continued for 47 years, by which time its readership was 90 million people. A 1978 World Almanac survey named her the most influential woman in the United States. She was the identical twin sister of Pauline Phillips, who wrote the similarly popular “Dear Abby” advice column as Abigail Van Buren.
Lederer was a profile-raiser for several medical charities, and in 1977 President Jimmy Carter appointed her to a six-year term on a cancer advisory board.
Click here to read more of the Wikipedia article.
Tomorrow, July 5: Nita Lowey