Carrie Marcus Neiman

Carrie Marcus Neiman (May 3, 1883 – March 6, 1953) was an American businesswoman and one of the co-founders of Neiman Marcus, a luxury department store.

Early life Carrie Marcus was born in Louisville, Kentucky to German-Jewish immigrants Delia (Bloomfield) and Jacob Marcus. Jacob was a cotton broker, a fairly common occupation in the South. In 1895, the family moved to Hillsboro, Texas. Carrie did not receive a formal education but was educated at home in a European milieu, reading German newspapers and studying European fashion magazines.

She met Abraham Lincoln "Al" Neiman in Dallas, and they married shortly after, on April 25, 1905.

The efforts of the founding families and their employees, along with the growth of Texas industries such as cotton, cattle, and oil, contributed to the development and expansion of Neiman Marcus. Carrie Marcus Neiman and others involved with the store played roles in the evolution of retailing in Dallas.

The store carried many goods that were not available anywhere else in the United States, combined with their devotion to tracking down the perfect piece for their customers, led Carrie to develop a branch of the store devoted to long-distance orders. She had no children.

She, her husband and her family figure prominently in the history of Jews in Dallas, including in the establishment of the Columbian Club, which was founded because Jews were not welcome in other Dallas clubs. Herbert Marcus and Al Neiman were also early members of Lakewood Country Club and Carrie used both Columbian and Lakewood to entertain long after she divorced Al. included in the Texas Fashion Collection. Which, if any, of the garments were actually owned by Carrie Neiman is not known.

Awards and honors In 2025, Neiman was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in recognition of her "leadership as a visionary businesswoman".