Sharon Monsky (October 23, 1953 – May 11, 2002) was an American health activist who founded the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
Early life
Monsky was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 23, 1953. She was a competitive figure skater as a teenager.
Monsky received a BA in Economics at Pitzer College, where she also met her future husband Mark Scher. She received her MBA from Stanford University in 1980, while living in San Francisco and working on the Pacific Stock Exchange.
In reaction to the lack of awareness of the disease in the medical community, she went on to found the Scleroderma Research Foundation in 1987, In 1996, Monsky appeared in the ABC TV movie For Hope alongside Delany. Reflecting on her work, Monsky has stated, "I'm in the business of finding a cure for scleroderma...and the best thing of all is that I'm in the business to go out of business." due to complications from the disease.