Booth, Maud Ballington, 1865-1948

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Birth 1865-09-13
Death 1948-08-26
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Maud Ballington Booth was the founder of the PTA, and helped her husband with the Volunteers of America.

From the description of Maud B. Booth letter to Joseph Jackson, and autograph signatures, 1915-1920. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 47735023

Maud Ballington Booth was a pioneer social worker. She and her husband, Ballington Booth, headed the Salvation Army in the United States from 1887-1896. They later founded a similar organization, Volunteers of America. Maud Ballington Booth is best remembered for her work with the sick and poor in the slums and for her prison reform efforts.

From the description of Papers of Maud Ballington Booth, 1896-1988. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233103530

Born Maud Elizabeth Charlesworth in Limpsfield, Eng. ; co-founder and General of Volunteers of America.

From the description of Notes on an envelope, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50390651

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