Maida Miller Collection on the Florence Crittenton Home 1912-1973

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Maida Miller Collection on the Florence Crittenton Home 1912-1973

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Papers and photographs related to the Florence Crittenton Home, a residential facility for young, unmarried, pregnant women. Mostly comprised of materials related to the Florence Critttenton Home of Seattle, including newspaper clippings, brochures, photographs and ephemera.

2 boxes; .5 linear feet

eng,

Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6365938

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Crittenton, Charles Nelson, 1833-1910

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Miller, Maida

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Florence Crittenton homes are residential care facilities for teenage girls who are pregnant, parenting or at-risk. Originally opened as refuges for young prostitutes, the homes soon became maternity centers for young, often poor, unmarried pregnant women, providing medical care, therapy, support services and educational opportunities. After 1960, many homes discontinued in-house medical services and focused on counseling, education and support for young women and families, and publ...

Florence Crittenton Home (Seattle, Wash.)

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