Barrows, Sydney Biddle (1952-)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1952-
Biography
Sydney Biddle Barrows (1952 - ), a direct descendent of Mayflower passengers, operated a high-class escorting service in New York from 1979 to 1984, becoming later known as the 'Mayflower Madame.' An alumna of FIT, Barrows now works as a business consultant and writer.
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Jeannette Jarnow interview, 1984 November 1, 1984 November 1
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.12.2
Scope and Contents
This interview is with Jeannette Jarnow, the first chairperson of the Buying and Merchandising Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Jarnow describes her professional ascent at the department store, Abraham & Straus, up to 1944; when she took a brief break due to her first pregnancy. Jarnow describes the path that led her to seek out a teaching post at the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Instead of offering Jarnow a professorial post,...
Dates:
1984 November 1