Pinzer, Maimie, 1885-1940

A Jewish prostitute in Philadelphia who left the profession and became a stenographer in White Plains, NY, Wilmington, Del, and Montreal. In 1915 she founded the Montreal Mission for Friendless Girls, a halfway house for young prostitutes. From 1910 to 1922 she corresponded with Fanny Quincy [Mrs. Mark Anthony DeWolfe] Howe of Boston, mother of the donor.

From the description of Papers, 1910-1922 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122387198