Tipper Gore
Tipper Gore | |
|---|---|
Gore in 2009 | |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Vice President | Al Gore |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Quayle |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Cheney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson August 19, 1948 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Karenna and Kristin |
| Education | Garland Junior College Boston University (BA) Vanderbilt University (MA) |
Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore (née Aitcheson; born August 19, 1948) is an American social issues advocate. She was the second lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 through her marriage to the 45th vice president, Al Gore in 1970, from whom she separated in 2010.
In 1985, Gore co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), which advocated for labeling of record covers of releases featuring profane language, especially in the heavy metal, punk, and hip hop genres of music. Throughout her decades of public life, she has advocated for placing advisory labels on music (leading critics to call her a censor), and for mental health awareness, women's causes, children's causes, LGBT rights, and reducing homelessness.