Hope Skillman Schary

Hope Skillman Schary ( 1908 –1981) was an American textile designer and business executive. She founded the textile manufacturing company Skillmill (originally Hope Skillman, Inc.). She was a women's rights leader, heading organizations devoted to women. She served as president of The Fashion Group and the National Council of Women of the United States and as vice president of the International Council of Women.

Early life and education Hope Skillman was born around 1908 in Grand Rapids, Michigan She grew up in New York City where she attended private and public schools. She attended Goucher College in Maryland where she was a Kappa Alpha Theta sister and a member of the Goucher College Club. Schary was called the "only woman cotton fabric converter in the United States" She represented the council on commissions in Washington D.C. and served as the organization's representative to the International Council of Women. She was also a vice president of the International Council of Women.