Businesswoman. Co-founder of Neiman-Marcus department stores, sister of Herbert Marcus. She encouraged the establishment of weekly fashion shows, fall fashion expositions, and, beginning in 1938, the annual Neiman Marcus Awards, given to designers for distinguished service in the field of fashion. She died of pleurisy at her home after an extended illness.  Family links:  Parents:  Jacob Marcus (1846 – 1929)  Delia Bloomfield Marcus (1848 – 1919)  Spouse:  Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875 – 1970)*  Siblings:  Celia Marcus Schultz (1870 – 1950)*  Theobald Marcus (1872 – 1927)*  Minnie Marcus Rosenbaum (1876 – 1950)*  Herbert Marcus (1878 – 1950)*  Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883 – 1953) *Calculated relationship