Barbara Everitt Bryant
American market researcher and government official
Barbara Everitt Bryant (April 1926 – March 3, 2023) was an American market researcher. She became the first woman to head the United States Census Bureau. She directed the bureau from 1989 to 1993.[1] She also directed the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Her husband died in 1997; they had three children: Linda, Randal, and Lois, and eight grandchildren. Bryant died on March 3, 2023, at age 96.[2]
Barbara Everitt Bryant | |
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18th Director of the U.S. Census Bureau | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | John G. Keane |
Succeeded by | Martha Farnsworth Riche |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1926 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | March 3, 2023 | (aged 96)
Alma mater |
References
change- ↑ Vobejda, Barbara (May 29, 1990), "Up for the count: Director Bryant at Census Bureau", The Washington Post
- ↑ "Barbara Bryant, the first woman to head the U.S. census, has died at 96". NPR. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.