Elisabeth Owen Burger (1923–2013) was an American economist who served as a consultant for various state, national, and international organizations.
She was the daughter of labor activists Pauline Newman and Frieda S. Miller, and wife of Sir Arthur David Kemp Owen and, later, Chester Burger.
[5] From 1951 to 1956, Elisabeth was a member of the East Manhattan Branch of the League of Women Voters, working on their economic program, and she was active in the Parents' Associations of her sons' schools.
[4] Elisabeth was remarried in 1971 to Chester Burger, the owner of a management consulting firm specializing in public relations.
[5] Chester Burger was also the vice president and trustee of the National Urban League Development Foundation.
[5] Elisabeth worked as a consultant to various organizations on the state, national, and international level, including the Council on Foreign Relations.
[2] She served on the board of directors for Planned Parenthood in New York, and participated in the United Nations Secretariat for the International Women's Year in 1975.
[4] Her papers were donated to Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study by her son Michael Owen in November, 2014.