Background
Furness, Betty was born on January 3, 1916 in New York City. Daughter of George Choate and Florence (Sturtevant) Furness.
broadcast journalist consumer adviser
Furness, Betty was born on January 3, 1916 in New York City. Daughter of George Choate and Florence (Sturtevant) Furness.
Student, Brearly School, New York City, 1925—1929. Student, Bennett School, Millbrook, New York, 1929—1932. Doctor of Laws (honorary)(honorary), Iowa Wesleyan College, 1968.
Doctor of Laws (honorary)(honorary), Pratt Institute, 1978. Doctor of Laws (honorary)(honorary), Marymount College, 1983. Data Control Language (honorary)(honorary), Pace University, 1973.
Data Control Language (honorary)(honorary), Marymount College Manhattan, 1976.
Actress, 1932—1937; columnist McCall magazine, 1969—1970, 1972. Consumer reporter NBC News, 1974—1992. Special assistant to President of the United States for consumer affairs, 1967—1969.
Chairman President's Committee on Consumer Interests, 1967—1969. Chairman, executive director New York State Consumer Protection Board, 1970—1971. Commissioner New York City Department Consumer Affairs, 1973.
Board directors Consumers Union, 1969—1993.
Special assistant to President of the United States for consumer affairs, 1967-1969. Chairman President's Committee Consumer Interests, 1967-1969. Chairman, executive director New York State Consumer Protection Board, 1970-1971.
Commissioner New York C. Department Consumer Affairs, 1973. Board directors Consumers Union, 1969-1993, Common Cause, 1971-1975.
Married John Waldo Green, November 27, 1937 (divorced August 1943). 1 child, Barbara Sturtevant. Married Hugh B. Ernst, Junior, January 3, 1945 (deceased April 1950).
Married Leslie Midgley, August 15, 1967.