Holden, Miriam Young.

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Miriam Holden was born Miriam Young in Boston in 1893. She graduated from Miss Mary's School and attended Simmons College. After marrying Arthur Holden, she moved to New York, where she and her husband had three children. She was active in such diverse organizations as the Junior League, the Urban League, family-planning groups, and settlement-house work. She was on the advisory boards of the Women's Archives at Radcliffe College and the friends of the Columbia University Libraries, and co-authored The American Woman in Colonial and Revolutionary Times, 1565-1800. She died in 1977.

From the guide to the Miriam Y. Holden Collection, 1789-1978, 1930-1969, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections)

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referencedIn Lutz, Alma, 1890-1973. Papers, 1912-1971 Vassar College
creatorOf Miriam Y. Holden Collection, 1789-1978, 1930-1969 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
referencedIn Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. Papers, 1950-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Holden, Arthur Cort, 1890-. Arthur Cort Holden papers, [1890s]-1993. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Papers of Gerda Lerner, 1924-2006 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Alma Lutz papers, 1912-1971. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn White, Marjorie, 1894-1972. Papers, ca.1930-ca.1970 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn East, Catherine Shipe. Papers of Catherine Shipe East. 1941-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn White, Marjorie, 1894-1972. Papers, ca. 1930-ca. 1970 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Holden, Miriam Y. (Miriam Young), 1893-1977. Miriam Y. Holden collection, 1789-1978 (bulk 1930-1969). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. Papers, 1950-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Asham, Jane. person
associatedWith Catherine East, 1916-1996 person
associatedWith GERDA LERNER, 1920- person
associatedWith Holden, Arthur Cort, 1890- person
associatedWith Leonard, Eugenie A. (Eugenie Andruss), 1888-1980. person
associatedWith Lerner, Gerda, 1920- person
associatedWith Lutz, Alma. person
associatedWith Marjorie White, 1894-1972 person
associatedWith National Woman's Party. corporateBody
associatedWith White, Marjorie, 1894-1972. person
associatedWith World Center for Women's Archives. corporateBody
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Slave records
Slave records
Social reformers
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Suffragettes
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Birth 1893-04-12

Death 1977

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