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'''Jane George Abby Aldrich Rockefeller''' (May 26, 1925 - February 1, 2007) was an {{wp|American}} businesswoman, socialite, and politician who served as the 69th {{wp|United States Secretary of Treasury}} from 1993 to 2001 under President {{wp|Bill Clinton}}, and previously a senator from {{wp|New York (United States)|New York}} from 1968 to 1993, making her the longest-serving senator from the state at twenty-five years long. A member of the prominent and wealthy {{wp|Rockefeller family}}, Rockefeller, much like her relatives, was originally a member of the {{wp|Republican Party (United States|Republican Party}}. However, following the election of {{wp|Ronald Reagan}} as president in {{wp|1980 United States presidential election|1980}}, Rockefeller dramatically departed the party in favour of becoming an independent politician, a move that made her one of the most prominent independent politicians in {{wp|America}} until her retirement from politics in 2001. As perhaps the most famous female member of the {{wp|Rockefeller family}}, coupled with her status as the daughter of a {{wp|British}} prince, Jane was popularly nicknamed "Princess {{wp|Rockefeller family|Rockefeller}}" by the media.
Much like her uncle, {{wp|Nelson Rockefeller}}, Jane Rockefeller was generally considered to be an ideological {{wp|liberal}} or  {{wp|progressive}}. Prior to entering politics, she served as her [[Prince George, Duke of Southampton|father]]'s chief assistant in running the latter's company, ''The R&S Organisation''. Around that same time, after completing her secondary education, Rockefeller went on to further her education at {{wp|Harvard University}}, where she majored in {{wp|economics}} and subsequently graduated with a {{wp|PhD}} in 1946. In 1952, she joined the {{wp|International Basic Economy Corporation}}, a business founded by her uncle, {{wp|Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson}}, hoping to stimulate the underdeveloped economies of certain countries, while in 1962, following her [[Prince George, Duke of Southampton|father]]'s passing, she was given a 50% stake in ''The R&S Organisation'', making her one of the richest women in the {{wp|United States}}.
Following the assassination of {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} on 6 June 1968, which had left a vacancy in one of the two {{wp|United State Senate|Senate}} seats for {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, Jane, amidst some controversy, was appointed by her uncle and then-{{wp|Governor of New York|Governor}} {{wp|Nelson Rockefeller}} to finish {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy|Kennedy}}'s senatorial term, with Rockefeller herself later going on to successfully defend her seat in subsequent elections, becoming the first woman to be elected as a senator for {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, the first woman to be re-elected, and the state's longest-serving senator at twenty-five years long. During her nearly two-decade-long tenure as senator, Rockefeller was an avid champion of environmentalism, public housing, civil rights, and social welfare. Most notably, soon after being sworn in as {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} senator, Rockefeller publicly advocated for the creation of a federal executive agency meant to address the environment, similar to that of the {{wp|United States Department of Transportation}} and the {{wp|United States Department of Labor}}, with Rockefeller's proposal eventually materialising in the form of the {{wp|United States Environmental Protection Agency}}, established in 1970 by {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Richard Nixon}}.
Despite originally being a {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} like most members of the {{wp|Rockefeller family}}, in 1980, Jane, in an act of protest against the nomination of the conservative {{wp|Governor of California}}, {{wp|Ronald Reagan}} as the party candidate for the {{wp|1980 United States presidential election|1980 presidential election}}, left the party to become a political independent, during which she famously gave her famous "No Longer the Party of Lincoln" farewell speech, in which she publicly criticised the growing trend towards right-wing conservatism in the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}, which she felt, "was making the party loved by the very people this same party under {{wp|Abraham Lincoln}} fought to end the slavery of {{wp|African-Americans}}". Nonetheless, despite her withdrawal from the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}, Rockefeller's position as {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} senator remained largely unchallenged for the next thirteen years, thereby cementing her as the {{wp|New York (state)|state}}'s longest-serving and one of its most high-profile senators.
In 1993, Rockefeller, by now a political independent, was chosen by President {{wp|Bill Clinton}} to become the new {{wp|United States Secretary of Treasury|Secretary of Treasury}}, a position that she promptly accepted. During her almost decade-long tenure as {{wp|United States Secretary of Treasury|Treasury Secretary}}, Rockefeller proved instrumental in the {{wp|United States}}'s ratification of the {{wp|North American Free Trade Agreement}}, which led to the formation of a trilateral trade bloc consisting of the {{wp|United States}} and its two close neighbours, {{wp|Canada}} and {{wp|Mexico}}. At the same time, in line with her longstanding emphasis on social welfare, Rockefeller also advocated for further financial investment into low-income areas, as well as for areas with a large presence of minorities, namely {{wp|African-Americans}} and {{wp|Hispanics}}. Then, in 2001, concurrent with the election of {{wp|George W. Bush}} as president, an elderly Rockefeller chose to retire from politics altogether, and lived out the last years of her life at a private residence at {{wp|Martha's Vineyard}}, {{wp|Massachusetts}}, where she eventually died at the age of eighty-one. She was subsequently buried alongside her family at the {{wp|Rockefeller Family Cemetery}} in {{wp|Sleepy Hollow, New York}}.
In 1956, she married an {{wp|American}} lawyer, {{wp|Cassius Curtis}}, with whom she had one son, [[George C. Rockefeller]]. However, amidst rumours of incompatibility, the couple later divorced in 1961, after which Rockefeller remained unmarried for the rest of her life. In the meantime, outside of politics, Rockefeller acquired a considerable reputation for her "impeccable" fashion sense, thereby making her a well-regarded fashion icon, with Rockefeller herself having been considered one of the best-dressed women in the world on many occasions.

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