Harriet Hirschfield Keyserling (born April 4,1922[1] - December 10,2010) was an American politician. She was a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 124th District,and was a member of the Democratic party.
The S.C. Arts Commission Elizabeth Verner O'Neill Award
Order of the Palmetto
Greenville News Legislator of the Year
Honored by the American Civil Liberties Union,the SC Nature Conservancy,SC libraries,and the SC Women's Commission.[5]
Legacy
Harriet Keyserling Conservation Advocacy Award,Conservation Voters of South Carolina,honoring her work on conservation issues at the State House.[6] Keyserling was the first recipient in 2009.[7]
Harriet and Herbert Keyserling Fund with the Coastal Community Foundation.[8]
Harriet Keyserling Service Award,Beaufort County Democratic Party[9]
Personal life
Keyserling married Benjamin Herbert Keyserling in 1944,and had four children:Judith (d. 2012)[10],William 'Billy',Paul and Beth.[11]
Keyserling died in 2010 from renal failure after a medical procedure[12]. Speakers at her celebration of life in 2011 included scholar Martin Perlmutter,author Pat Conroy,Charles 'Bud' Ferillo and Clinton administration appointee and South Carolina Governor Dick Riley.[13]
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