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Mollie orshansky biography

          Mollie Orshansky (born January 9, , New York City, New York, U.S.—died December 18, , New York City) was an American statistician who in the s developed U.S. federal poverty thresholds that determined eligibility for many federal and state aid programs and that helped shape broader social policies..

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        2. Mollie Orshansky was born in New York City in , the daughter of immigrants from what is now Ukraine (Chan , 4; Cassidy , 42).
        3. Mollie Orshansky (born January 9, , New York City, New York, U.S.—died December 18, , New York City) was an American statistician who in the s developed U.S. federal poverty thresholds that determined eligibility for many federal and state aid programs and that helped shape broader social policies.
        4. Mollie Orshansky (January 9, – December 18, ) was an American economist and statistician who, in –65, developed the Orshansky Poverty.
        5. Miss Mollie Orshansky attended Hunter College from to She attained an A.B. degree, with major study in mathematics and statistics.

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          Born
          9 January 1915
          Bronx, New York City, USA
          Died
          18 December 2006
          Manhattan, New York City, USA
          Summary
          Mollie Orshansky was an American economist and statistician who developed the Orshansky Poverty Thresholds, used for measuring household incomes.

          Biography

          Mollie Orshansky's parents, Samuel and Fannie Orshansky, lived in the Ukraine but poverty had encouraged them to seek a better life and they had emigrated to the United States, settling in the Bronx.

          Samuel Orshansky was a plumber and ironworker, but was often unemployed; he and his wife spoke only a little English. The family were Jewish and Mollie was the third of her parents' six daughters. The six girls shared three beds and often had to depend of charity to provide their food.

          Despite this, Mollie was admitted to Hunter College High School which was set up to educated gifted girls. After graduating from Hunter College High School, Mollie entered Hunter College in 1931 where she majored