Liz Whitney Tippett (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mary Elizabeth Whitney Person Tippett (born Mary Elizabeth Altemus) (18 June 1906 - 30 October 1988) was a wealthy American socialite and philanthropist who was a champion horsewoman and for more than fifty years, a prominent owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Dobson and her husband Lemuel Coffin Altemus, a wealthy entrepreneur who made his success in the textile business. Liz, as she would become known throughout her life, developed a love of horses and equestrian competitions at an early age. A 1939 TIME magazine article describes her as a spirited, devil-may-care rider who has been winning blue ribbons on the horseshow circuit for 15 years and whose riding technique became the very pattern for aspiring horsewomen.