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Spouse: Jim Rogers Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers (February 1, 1902 - May 6, 1953), better known as Millicent Rogers, was a socialite, fashion icon, and art collector. She was the granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers, and an heiress to his wealth. Rogers is notable for having been an early supporter and enthusiast of Southwestern-style art and jewelry,〔 and is often credited for its reaching a national and international audience. Later in life, she became an activist, and was among the first celebrities to champion the cause of Native American civil rights. She is still credited today as an influence on major fashion designers. ==Biography== Rogers was born February 1, 1902. Her mother was Mary B. Rogers and her father was Henry Huttleston Rogers II, whose father founded the Standard Oil fortune. She grew up in Manhattan, Tuxedo Park, and Southampton, New York.〔 When Rogers contracted rheumatic fever as a young child, doctors predicted she would not live past the age of 10.〔 She suffered from poor health for the rest of her life, having multiple heart attacks, bouts with double pneumonia, and a mostly crippled left arm by the time she was 40 years old.〔 In the 1920s, as a young woman Rogers became well-known on the socialite scene, and photographs of her were often featured in ''Vogue'' and ''Harper's Bazaar''. Newspaper gossip columns, such as the one in the Hearst's ''New York Journal-American'', regularly detailed her personal life. Rogers lived primarily as an expatriate for many years, and remained in Switzerland until World War II broke out.〔 In 1947, Rogers retreated to a small adobe home in Taos, New Mexico, which she referred to as Turtle Walk. While living there, she purchased more than 2,000 Native American artifacts.〔 In 1951, Rogers and several prominent friends (including authors Frank Waters, Oliver Lafarge and Lucius Beebe) hired lawyers and visited Washington, D.C. to promote the issue of Indian rights and citizenship. She successfully lobbied for Native American art to be classified as historic, and therefore protected.〔 She died in January 1953.〔 Her legal full name at her time of death was Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Millicent Rogers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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