Eppie Lederer

Eppie Lederer
Publicity photo in 1961
Born	Esther Pauline Friedman (1918-07-04)July 4, 1918 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died	June 22, 2002(2002-06-22) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Ann Landers
Alma mater	Morningside College
Occupation(s)	Personal advice columnist, author, radio host
Spouse	Jules Lederer ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1975)​
Children	Margo Howard
Relatives	Pauline Phillips (twin sister)

Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (née Friedman; July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002), better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the "Ask Ann Landers" column in 1955 and continued for 47 years, by which time its readership was 90 million people. A 1978 World Almanac survey named her the most influential woman in the United States.^[1] She was the identical twin sister of Pauline Phillips, who wrote the similarly popular "Dear Abby" advice column as Abigail Van Buren.

Lederer was a profile-raiser for several medical charities, and in 1977 President Jimmy Carter appointed her to a six-year term on a cancer advisory board.