Helen Miller Shepard

Née sous le nom d'Helen Miller Gould, elle est la première fille de Jay Gould et Helen Day Miller (1838–1889)[1]. Sa sœur Anna Gould était une autre héritière en vue[2].

Elle a suivi les cours de la New York School of Law.

• La goélette Helen Miller Gould a été baptisée de son nom.

1. « Shepard Hills Golf Course » [archive du 24 mai 2006], Roxbury, New York (consulté le 18 juillet 2008) : « S »
2. « Useful Daughter », Time,‎ 2 janvier 1939 (lire en ligne, consulté le 18 juin 2007) :

   « When the late Jay Gould, maker and breaker of railroads, lay dying, his devoted daughter Helen, then 24, was a constant attendant at his bedside. Last week at Roxbury (New York), Jay Gould's birthplace, she died, after a stroke, an extraordinary daughter of an extraordinary father, of an extraordinary family. »

3. « Helen Against Revolution », time.com,‎ 25 janvier 1932 (lire en ligne, consulté le 30 juillet 2008) :

   « It was not until 1913 that she married Railman Finley Johnson Shepard. »

4. « Helen Gould Weds. Her Hudson Home a Floral Garden for Her Marriage to Finley J. Shepard. », The New York Times,‎ 23 janvier 1913 (lire en ligne, consulté le 18 juin 2007)
5. (en)« Shepard, Helen Miller », dans Encyclopedia Americana, 1920
6. « 1,500 In Tribute To Mrs. Shepard; Society, Finance And Patriotic And Religious Groups Are Represented At Service Her Charities Win Praise Dr. Sizoo Conducts Funeral. Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer Delivers Eulogy. Dr. Zwemer Gives Eulogy Among Relatives Present. », New York Times,‎ 24 décembre 1938 (lire en ligne, consulté le 18 juin 2007) :

   « Leaders in society and finance joined with representatives of many patriotic and religious organizations in tribute to Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, philanthropist, at funeral services yesterday at the Collegiate Reformed Church of St. Nicholas, Fifth Avenue and Forty-eighth Street. More than 1,500 persons, »

7. « Mrs. F. J. Shepard Dies of a Stroke. Former Helen Gould, Famous for Philanthropy, Stricken at Her Summer Home Gave Away Much of Fortune. Mrs. Finley J. Shepard Is Stricken at 70. Philanthropist and Daughter of Jay Gould Got Permission to Marry. Wed at Lyndhurst. Benefactions in War With Spain. Descendant of Pioneers. », New York Times,‎ 21 décembre 1938 (lire en ligne, consulté le 18 juin 2007) :

   « Mrs. Finley J. Shepard of New York, the former Helen Gould, who was famous for her philanthropies in many fields, died at her Summer home here at 12:15 this morning, after being in a coma for more than 24 hours. She had suffered an apoplectic stroke ten days ago, and had been ill for two months. Her age was 70 years. »

• Notices d'autorité :

  • VIAF
  • LCCN
  • WorldCat
• Guide to the Helen Miller Gould Shepard Papers, 1814-1941
• (en) « Helen Miller Shepard », sur Find a Grave