Whittier, Helen Augusta, 1846-1925.

Hide Profile

The daughter of Moses and Lucinda (Blood) Whittier, Helen Augusta Whittier was born in Lowell, Mass., where her father ran Whittier Mills. She attended Lowell High School and Lasell Seminary (in Auburndale, Mass.), and taught china painting at the Lowell Evening Drawing School. She was also a founder of a club of 15 friends known as XV, a group that pursued home-study courses under the guidance of Anna E. Ticknor. Whittier went on to be an active member of many organizations, including the Middlesex Women's Club of Lowell, the New England Women's Club, and the Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs. For further biographical information, see the Records of the New England Women's Club at the Schlesinger Library.

From the description of Album, 1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009017

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn New England Women's Club. Records, 1843-1970 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Whittier, Helen Augusta, 1846-1925. Album, 1891. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith New England Women's Club. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)
Subject
Female friendship
Seashore in art
Seaside architecture
Vacations
Women
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1846

Death 1925

Related Descriptions
Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb4zrk

Ark ID: w6gb4zrk

SNAC ID: 54472052