Virginia Harrington Knauer (née Wright; March 28, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American Republican politician. She served as the Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs and Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs (1969–1977 and 1981–1989). In 1959 she became the first Republican woman to be elected to the Philadelphia City Council, in which she served for eight years.
Virginia Harrington Knauer (née Wright; March 28, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American politician who held prominent positions within the Republican Party. She served as Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs and Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs from 1969 to 1977 and again from 1981 to 1989. In 1959, she became the first Republican woman elected to the Philadelphia City Council, where she served for eight years.