Bowen, Georgene E., 1898-1984

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Georgene Esther Bowen (1898-1984): Universalist missionary to Japan.

From the description of Papers, 1925-1974 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 269369141

Georgene E. Bowen (1898-1984) was born in South Charlestown, New Hampshire, and moved to Bellows Fall, Vermont, in 1902. She attended the Northeastern Conservatory of Music in Boston. Bowen served as a Universalist missionary to Japan from 1925 to 1937. Upon her return to the United States, she served as an assistant head of Jane Addams's Hull House in Chicago. She was later appointed head of a settlement house in New York City. Bowen became very active in the establishment of clubs for the aged, and established her first club in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1963 she returned to Boston after having established 148 clubs. She was then invited back to Japan to train workers, and this training resulted in the establishment of many more clubs for the elderly.

From the guide to the Bowen, Georgene E. Papers, 1925-1974., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

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creatorOf Bowen, Georgene Esther, 1898-1984. A stream of evidence : from Arthur Ford and Fletcher / by Georgene E. Bowen. University of West Georgia, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library
referencedIn Records and Correspondence, 1905-1963. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Bowen, Georgene E., 1898-1984. Papers, 1925-1974 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf Bowen, Georgene E. Papers, 1925-1974. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Universalist Historical Society. Records, 1834-1978 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Kirk, Hazel Ida, 1885-1957. Papers, 1886-1957 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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associatedWith Fletcher. person
associatedWith Ford, Arthur A. person
correspondedWith G. E. Bowen person
associatedWith Kirk, Hazel Ida, 1885-1957. person
correspondedWith Universalist Church of America. International Church Extension Board. corporateBody
associatedWith Universalist Historical Society. corporateBody
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Japan
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Birth 1898

Death 1984

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