Peggy Zinsser Douglas

==Career==

==Career==

During the 1930s, Douglas was a political wife in Washington, D.C., while her husband was a Congressman and Budget Director under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].{{Cite news |date=1933-03-01 |title=F.D.R.'s Budget Boss An Economy Crusade |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kane-republican-fdrs-budget-boss/186658687/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The Kane Republican |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} As the American ambassador's wife in London after World War II, Douglas was a public figure; she stayed at [[Windsor Castle]],{{Cite news |date=April 17, 1950 |title=Douglas Guest of British King |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/04/17/86428286.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=7 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} dined with [[Elizabeth II]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], and [[Winston Churchill]],{{Cite news |date=April 4, 1948 |title=Mrs. Roosevelt is Guest; Churchill and Douglas Attend Palace Party in Her Honor |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/04/04/96590856.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=6 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} presided at the opening of [[Benjamin Franklin House]] in 1947,{{Cite news |date=June 28, 1947 |title=Franklin House Opened; Mrs. Douglas Unveils Tablet at London Ceremony |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/06/28/87772834.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=4 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} visited disabled veterans in hospitals, and presented [[Academy Awards]] to British winners in 1949.{{Cite news |date=May 30, 1949 |title=Oscars for British; Mrs. Lewis Douglas Presents Awards to 'Best' Actors |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/05/30/84566520.html |access-date=2025-12-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=9 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} In 1952 she was honored by the [[National Conference for Community and Justice|National Conference of Christians and Jews]] for her work on intercultural understanding.{{Cite news |date=September 17, 1952 |title=Mrs. Lewis W. Douglas Honored for Work In Augmenting Intergroup Understanding |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/09/17/84260940.html |access-date=2025-12-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=15 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} In 1965, she hosted [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] and her husband during a stay at the Douglases' ranch in Arizona.{{Cite news |last=Curtis |first=Charlotte |date=November 12, 1965 |title=Princess Margaret and Husband Rest at Lewis Douglas Farm in Tucson Following Reception at Inn |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/11/12/97218228.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=50 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}

During the 1930s, Douglas was a political wife in Washington, D.C., while her husband was a Congressman and Budget Director under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].{{Cite news |date=1933-03-01 |title=F.D.R.'s Budget Boss An Economy Crusade |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kane-republican-fdrs-budget-boss/186658687/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The Kane Republican |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} As the American ambassador's wife in London after [[World War II]], Douglas was a public figure; she stayed at [[Windsor Castle]],{{Cite news |date=April 17, 1950 |title=Douglas Guest of British King |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/04/17/86428286.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=7 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} dined with [[Elizabeth II]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], and [[Winston Churchill]],{{Cite news |date=April 4, 1948 |title=Mrs. Roosevelt is Guest; Churchill and Douglas Attend Palace Party in Her Honor |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/04/04/96590856.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=6 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} presided at the opening of [[Benjamin Franklin House]] in 1947,{{Cite news |date=June 28, 1947 |title=Franklin House Opened; Mrs. Douglas Unveils Tablet at London Ceremony |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/06/28/87772834.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=4 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} visited disabled veterans in hospitals, and presented [[Academy Awards]] to British winners in 1949.{{Cite news |date=May 30, 1949 |title=Oscars for British; Mrs. Lewis Douglas Presents Awards to 'Best' Actors |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/05/30/84566520.html |access-date=2025-12-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=9 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} In 1952 she was honored by the [[National Conference for Community and Justice|National Conference of Christians and Jews]] for her work on intercultural understanding.{{Cite news |date=September 17, 1952 |title=Mrs. Lewis W. Douglas Honored for Work In Augmenting Intergroup Understanding |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/09/17/84260940.html |access-date=2025-12-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=15 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} In 1965, she hosted [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] and her husband during a stay at the Douglases' ranch in Arizona.{{Cite news |last=Curtis |first=Charlotte |date=November 12, 1965 |title=Princess Margaret and Husband Rest at Lewis Douglas Farm in Tucson Following Reception at Inn |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/11/12/97218228.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=50 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}

Douglas was a formidable fundraiser for the Metropolitan Opera, the [[American Museum of Natural History]],{{Cite news |date=December 9, 1937 |title=Lewis Douglases Hosts; Dinner of the Natural History Museum Aids 10-Year Plan |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/12/09/106853057.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=32 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} the Child Adoption Service,{{Cite news |date=August 12, 1961 |title=Adoption Service Will Be Assisted At Show Nov. 22; State Charities Aid Unit to Be Helped by 'The Gay Life' |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/08/12/118922414.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=15 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} and other charities, and served on the boards of Lincoln Center, the United Negro College Fund, and the [[Institute of International Education]],{{Cite news |date=April 2, 1961 |title=Educational Unit Names Chairman of May 15 Fete; Mrs. L.W. Douglas to Head International Institute Benefit |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/04/02/118034064.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=83 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} among other organizations.

Douglas was a formidable fundraiser for the Metropolitan Opera, the [[American Museum of Natural History]],{{Cite news |date=December 9, 1937 |title=Lewis Douglases Hosts; Dinner of the Natural History Museum Aids 10-Year Plan |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1937/12/09/106853057.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=32 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} the Child Adoption Service,{{Cite news |date=August 12, 1961 |title=Adoption Service Will Be Assisted At Show Nov. 22; State Charities Aid Unit to Be Helped by 'The Gay Life' |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/08/12/118922414.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=15 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} and other charities, and served on the boards of Lincoln Center, the United Negro College Fund, and the [[Institute of International Education]],{{Cite news |date=April 2, 1961 |title=Educational Unit Names Chairman of May 15 Fete; Mrs. L.W. Douglas to Head International Institute Benefit |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/04/02/118034064.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The New York Times |pages=83 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}} among other organizations.