[1] Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants and founded the New York Daily Call, a Socialist newspaper.
[2] Her mother, a women's rights and labor activist, was the author of The Diary of a Shirtwaist Striker.
[4] After college, Henrietta worked as a features editor for several magazines, including Vanity Fair, Musical Digest, and Vogue.
[4] In 1945, the Poynters co-founded the Congressional Quarterly as a means to have easier and more streamlined access to the major legislation going through Congress.
[8] She died on January 25, 1968, after suffering a stroke, and following her death the Florida Legislature honored her with a resolution for her service to the state in 1969.