Irene Langhorne Gibson (1873-1956) was an American political activist who is best known as one of the models for the Gibson Girl, idealized pen-and-ink drawings of the emancipated post-Victorian woman, with long her beautiful hair pulled up. The drawings were created by her husband, illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. - AsNotedIn
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| 1873/06/05 | Irene Langhorne is born in Danville, Virginia to Nancy "Nanaire" Witcher Keene and Chiswell "Chillie" Dabney Langhorne. | Born | |||||
| 1888/00/00 | The Langhornes spend their first summer at the Grand Central Hotel at White Sulphur Springs, enjoying dances, dinners, picnics and other outings among the region's elite. | Life | The Greenbrier | White Sulphur Springs | |||
| 1889/09/00 | Langhorne attends Hollins for 10 days. | Education | Hollins College Quadrangle | Hollins | |||
| 1892/00/00 | Chiswell Langhorne buys El Mirador | Home | Mirador | Greenwood | |||
| 1893/00/00 | Patriarchs' Ball at Delmonico's in New York City, | Life | |||||
| 1893/00/00 | Dances, food and wine expert, Ward McAllister, invites Irene Langhorne to lead the grand march at the Patriarchs' Ball at Delmonico's in New York City. | Life | |||||
| 1894/07/00 | In the Summer 1894, Irene Langhorne attends a party at Delmonico's and shares a table with novelist Richard Harding Davis and illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. | Bride | Marriage of Irene Langhorne and Charles Dana Gibson | ||||
| 1895/11/07 | Irene Langhorne marries Charles Dana Gibson at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond. | Bride | St Paul's Episcopal Church | Richmond | Marriage of Irene Langhorne and Charles Dana Gibson | ||
| 1903/00/00 | Gibson Townhouse is built at 172 E 73rd St for Charles Dana Gibson, 1902-1903. | Home | Gibson Townhouse, NYC | New York City | |||
| 1908/00/00 | Irene Gibson, Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, Louisine Havemeyer, Lillie Skiddy Parker and Blanche Ittleson help establish Big Sisters Inc to support wayward girls from New York City's Children's Court. | Vocation | |||||
| 1916/00/00 | During the 1916 presidential election, Langhorne Gibson chairs the Eastern Women's Bureau of the Democratic National Committee, after which she and her husband were often invited by US president Woodrow Wilson to the White House. | Politics | United States Presidential Election, 1916 | ||||
| 1916/02/17 | Irene and Charles Gibson, announce the engagement of their daughter, Irene Gibson, to George B Post III. "Their marriage will united the families of a great artist and a great architect." The New York Times | Mother of the Bride | Marriage of Irene Langhorne Gibson and George B Post III | ||||
| 1917/00/00 | During World War I, Irene Gibson joins in war bond rallies, supports the Red Cross, and manages an officer's club in Manhattan. | Vocation | |||||
| 1918/00/00 | Mayor of New York City, John Francis Hylan, appoints Irene Langhorne Gibson chair of the Committee on Local Defense. | Vocation | |||||
| 1923/00/00 | Charles and Irene Gibson become trustees of the Heckscher Foundation, which operated a children's home. | Vocation | |||||
| 1929/00/00 | Irene Langhorne Gibson is elected the national publicity director of the Robert E Lee Memorial Foundation and works to acquire and restore Lee's birthplace at Stratford Hall. | Vocation | Stratford Hall | Lerty | |||
| 1944/12/23 | Charles Dana Gibson dies of a heart problem in New York City. | Widow | |||||
| 1956/04/21 | Irene Langhorne Gibson dies on her son's, Lang Gibson, farm in Greenwood, VA. "I don't want to leave this world. It has been so kind to me and so much beauty in it. If one could grasp it all and just be lovely and kind and peaceful and entertaining." | Died |