Juanita M. Kreps
1921-2010
Director of the New York Stock Exchange, United States Secretary of Commerce
Clara Juanita Morris Kreps was born on January 11, 1921, in Lynch, Kentucky. She earned her bachelors from Berea College in 1942, and graduated with PhD in economics at Duke University in 1948. She began her career by teaching economics at Denison University, Hofstra University, Queens College, and Duke University.
In 1972, Kreps became the first woman director of the New York Stock Exchange and held that title until 1977. She was also the first woman appointed as United States Secretary of Commerce under the Carter Administration and held the position from January 1977 to October 1979.
Kreps died in Durham, North Carolina, on July 5, 2010.
Juanita M. Kreps
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NYSA_13703-82_B7_015
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Governor Hugh L. Carey, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps, and New York City Mayor Ed Koch at a reception for the East Regional International Trade Seminar.
Photograph by Holland Wemple, New York City Hall photographer.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-82, Box 7, No. 015.
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International Trade Banquet
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NYSA_13703-83_B9_79605_023
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Governor Hugh Carey at the International Trade Banquet at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. (L-R) Governor Carey, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Juanita Kreps, New Jersey Governor Brendan T. Byrne, New York City Mayor Edward Koch. June 28, 1979.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-83, Box 9, No.79605_023.
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