Original founder, in 1968, of the Children's Television Workshop (now
Sesame Workshop).
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 1969, she and her husband became "de facto foster parents to an inner-city black child," who eventually returned to live with his mother and was killed in New York City before he turned 30.
Stepmother of Michael Alexander Peterson (born 1970).
Stepmother-in-law of Tara Marie Peters (born 1971).