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was renamed in her honour in 2000. On May 14, 2009 the United States Postal
Service honored Lasker with the issuance of a stamp of face value 78 cents, designed by Mark Summers. The stamp was released, in part, as recognition of a renewed US government commitment to funding of biomedical research. A
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in 1942 to promote medical research. The Lasker Award is considered the most prestigious
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616:"The Most Interesting Adman in the World: The Story of Albert Lasker"
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Casebook for the Foundation: A Great American Secret
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192:Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism
758:. Vol. 14, no. 1. 2002. p. 24.
314:wrote about Lasker numerous times in her book
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385:Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service
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371:Mary Lasker is a recipient of the
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994:Notable New Yorkers - Mary Lasker
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534:History of Watertown, Wisconsin
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373:Presidential Medal of Freedom
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177:Presidential Medal of Freedom
18:Mary Woodard Reinhardt Lasker
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777:"The Lasker Awards Overview"
351:Braniff Airways board member
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