Jean Thomson Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Thomson Harris

Wife of the founder of Rotary

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1881

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1963

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jean Thomson Harris

  • Jean Thomson Harris (6 November 1881 – 9 November 1963) was the wife of Paul Harris, a lawyer who founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905.
  • She supported the organisation but was never allowed to join because she was a woman.
  • She eventually joined the Inner Wheel and she was the first honorary member of the Inner Wheel Club of Edinburgh.
  • Both her birthplace and burial site are commemorated with plaques.
  • She is known internationally.

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