Arnold, Mary Ellicott
Variant namesMary Ellicott Arnold (1876-1968) and Mabel Reed built cooperative housing units for Nova Scotia miners and Newfoundland fishermen and established consumer services for lobster fishermen along the Maine coast. Arnold also farmed in Maine, aided the Indians, and managed cafeterias.
From the description of Papers, 1908-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372969
Quaker writer and social activist, known for her work with consumer cooperatives.
After an unsucessful farming venture in her youth, Mary Ellicott Arnold and her lifelong companion, Mabel Reed, worked with the Karok Indians in California as employees of the United States Indian Bureau. After a period as chief organizer for the U.S. Employment Service in New York State, she and Mabel Reed were involved in a number of successful cooperative ventures, including cafeterias and an apartment building in New York City, miners' housing in Nova Scotia, cooperative credit unions among lobster fishermen in Maine, and the Tanguy and Cheyney Cooperative Homesteads in the Philadelphia area. She was an early Treasurer of the Cooperative League, was very active in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and was a member of Providence Monthly Meeting.
From the description of Papers, 1888-1970. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 28005401
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| creatorOf | Arnold, Mary Ellicott. Papers, 1888-1970. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Arnold, Mary Ellicott. Papers, 1908-1958 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | Campbell, Wallace J. | person |
| associatedWith | Coady, Moses, 1882-1959. | person |
| associatedWith | Hoopes, Darlington, 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | Meany, George, 1894-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Reed, Mabel. | person |
| associatedWith | Rhoads, Richard H. (Richard Harlan), 1909-2005. | person |
| associatedWith | Rochdale Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Nova Scotia | |||
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| Maine | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
| Vinalhaven (Me.) |
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| Consumer cooperatives |
| Cost and standard of living |
| Fishers |
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| Housing, Cooperative |
| Indians of North America |
| Indians of North America |
| Karok Indians |
| Miners |
| Miners |
| Quakers |
| Quaker women |
| Restaurant management |
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Person
Birth 1876-04-23
Death 1968
