Providence Female Charitable Society Records Providence Female Charitable Society Records 1799-1952

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Providence Female Charitable Society Records Providence Female Charitable Society Records 1799-1952

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The idea for the formation of a charitable society to help "indigent women and children" was first proposed by a group of well-known Providence women in March of 1800. The Providence Female Charitable Society was formed April 2nd the same year. This collection contains correspondence and other records related to the organization.

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Howell, Mary Brown.

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Munroe, Rebecca.

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Bowen, Mary

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Ward, Eliza Jane (British artist, active 1878-1908)

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Francis, Abby Brown, 1766-1821

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Nightingale, Elizabeth K. (Thompson), 1791-1819

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Providence Female Charitable Society

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The idea for the formation of a charitable society to help "indigent women and children" was first proposed by a group of well-known Providence women in March of 1800. The Providence Female Charitable Society was formed April 2nd the same year. Its first Board of Directors included Lydia (Bowen) Clark, Mrs. Avis (Binney) Brown, Rebecca Munroe, Elizabeth K. (Thompson) Nightingale, Abby (Brown) Francis, Eliza J. Ward, Mary Bowen, and Mary Brown Howell. The first charter a...

Clark, Lydia (Bowen).

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Brown, Avis (Binney), 1748-1807

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