Harriet S. Iglehart

Harriet S. Iglehart
A young white woman in a bridal portrait, wearing a veil and collared blouse
Harriet Stokes Iglehart, from a 1947 bridal portrait
Born
Harriet Austen Stokes

May 2, 1927
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJuly 1, 2021
Monkton, Maryland
Occupation(s)Equestrian, philanthropist, arts patron, writer

Harriet S. Iglehart (May 2, 1927 – July 1, 2021) was an American equestrian, philanthropist, arts patron, and writer, based in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Early life and education

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Harriet Austen Stokes was born in Baltimore, the daughter of John A. Stokes and Elaine Vandenberg Lord Stokes. Her father had a real estate firm,[1] and a dairy farm in Glencoe, Maryland where she lived as a child. Her kinswoman Anna Austen McCulloch founded the Oldfields School.[2]

Stokes graduated from Greenwood School in Ruxton in 1945. She attended Goucher College[3] before she married at age 19; she later earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature in evening classes at Johns Hopkins University, in 1978 and 1981 respectively.[4][5]

Career

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As a girl, Stokes was a champion equestrian.[6] In adulthood, she ran a working farm, participated in equestrian events,[7][8][9] and wrote about equestrian and other topics for Maryland Horse, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, and other publications. She was also editor of the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club newsletter for 23 years.[4] In 1972 she was appointed to a statewide commission to study cable television regulation in Maryland.[10]

Iglehart and her husband worked for racial integration in schools and for housing for veterans. Her husband was chair of the Baltimore County Human Rights Commission.[4] The Igleharts established the Francis N. “Ike” and Harriet S. Iglehart Fund, for civil rights and social justice causes.[11] In 1994 they gave "perpetual conservation easement" to their 316-acre farm in Monkton to the Maryland Environmental Trust, to maintain it as wetlands and undeveloped open space.[12] It was "one of the largest easements ever donated to the Trust in Baltimore County."[13] Iglehart supported and volunteered with many other causes, including the Maryland Historical Society,[14] St. James Episcopal Church,[15] the Oldfields School,[16] the Manor Conservancy, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Baltimore Tree Trust and Flowering Trails, Baltimore Actors Theater,[17] Baltimore Center Stage[18] and Planned Parenthood.[4] She was a member of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.[19]

Personal life

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Harriet Stokes married lawyer and World War II veteran Francis Nash Iglehart Jr. in 1947.[20] They had five children,[21] and moved to their farm in Monkton in 1958.[22] Her husband died in 2007; she died in 2021, aged 94 years, from heart failure, at her farm in Monkton.[4] There is a Francis & Harriet Iglehart Professor of Law named chair at the University of Maryland, named in their honor.

References

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  1. ^ "J. A. Stokes, President of Real Estate Firm". The Baltimore Sun. 1982-06-21. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Celebrating Founder's Day". Oldfields School. September 5, 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ "Miss Harriet Austen Stokes". The Baltimore Sun. 1946-02-17. p. 71. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e Rasmussen, Frederick N. (July 26, 2021). "Harriet S. Iglehart, equestrian, writer and an advocate for civil rights and justice, dies". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. ^ Johns Hopkins University, Conferring of Degrees (May 29, 1981): 43.
  6. ^ "Miss Harriet Austen Stokes". The Baltimore Sun. 1945-07-29. p. 52. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Manor Show". The Baltimore Sun. 1950-08-13. p. 82. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Baltimore Society". The Baltimore Sun. 1960-04-18. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Thanksgiving Day Hunt in Monkton is Not Just the 'Riding to the Hounds'". The Evening Sun. 1970-11-30. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Commission Studies Statewide Controls of Cable Television". The Evening Sun. 1972-12-05. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Francis N. Ike and Harriet S. Iglehart Fund". Baltimore Community Foundation. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  12. ^ "Couple gives easement to environmental agency". The Baltimore Sun. 1994-06-11. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Riechmann, Deb (1995-05-09). "Md. Environmental Trust reaches 50,000-acre milestone". The Star-Democrat. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ McKerrow, Steve (1994-04-30). "A toast to the Maryland Hunt Cup". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 57, 58. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "St. James Toy Bazaar Arranged". The Baltimore Sun. 1960-11-06. p. 72. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Oldfields School, 2019-2020 Report on Giving (2020): 6.
  17. ^ McCardell, Walter (1983-04-10). "1st party in BAT's new home". The Baltimore Sun. p. 78. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Donors" Baltimore Center Stage (2020).
  19. ^ "Maryland Horse Breeders Association Members" 2020 Annual Report (2020): 5.
  20. ^ "Miss Harriet A. Stokes Bride of Mr. Iglehart". The Baltimore Sun. 1947-04-13. p. 86. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Bready, James H. (2005-01-16). "Irish 'Troubles'; Towson lawyer shares memoirs; voices of youths". The Baltimore Sun. pp. F11. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Beemt, Pat van den (2013-02-21). "Marking 'Lord Baltemore's Guift' a labor of love". The Baltimore Sun. pp. T20. Retrieved 2021-09-06 – via Newspapers.com.
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