Bowen, Louise de Koven, 1859-

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Birth 1859

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Louise deKoven Bowen (1859-1953) was a Chicago philanthopist, social reformer and benefactor of Hull-House. She was the director of the Woman's Club of Chicago and served as Hull-House Treasurer and president of the Board of Directors. She also served as the first president of the Juvenile Protective Association where she supervised research examining such issues as working conditions, racial prejudice, prostitution and popular entertainment and their effects on young people. In 1912, she donated a seventy-two acre summer campsite to Hull-House which became the Bowen Country Club, a country retreat for families from the neighborhood.

From the description of Papers, 1911-1957. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52291011

Philanthropist, community leader, suffragist, Louise deKoven Bowen (1859-1953) was born in Chicago and there devoted most of her adult life to the support of social welfare efforts. For biographical information, see Notable American Women: The Modern Period (1980).

From the description of Scrapbooks, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007672

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  • Women

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  • Philanthropists

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  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)

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