Papers, 1821-1961

Friends of Framingham Reformatory.

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The Friends of Framingham, Inc. (FOF) was formed in 1948 in support of Miriam Van Waters and the progressive methods she had implemented as Superintendent of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Framingham, with emphasis on rehabilitation of women prisoners rather than on punishment. Van Waters had served with distinction and to the satisfaction of six Commissioners of Corrections from 1932 to 1948. Eliot McDowell became Commissioner in February 1948; Van Waters...

Brown, Dorothy Kirchwey, 1888-1981

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Dorothy Browning Kirchwey was born in Albany, New York, on September 3, 1888, to Dora Child Wendell and George Washington Kirchwey. She was one of four children: Mary Fredericka "Freda" (1893-1976), Karl (1885?-1943) and George Washington (1897?-1905). The elder George Washington Kirchwey (1855-1942) was a noted criminologist, law professor, and dean at Albany Law School and Columbia Law School, as well as a New York State commissioner on prison reform and warden at the Sing Sing state prison in...

Baldwin, Amelia Muir, 1876-1960

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Amelia Muir Baldwin, interior decorator and needle tapestry designer, was born in Boston on December 25, 1876, the daughter of Loammi Austin and Louise Vernon (Maynard) Baldwin. She was graduated from Melrose High School in 1894 and enrolled as a special student at Radcliffe, 1905-1907. While studying, she supported herself as a bookkeeper and secretary. She became a saleswoman at A.H. Davenport (1913-1915), where she learned the interior decorating trade, and took courses in decor...

Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987

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Clare Boothe Luce (née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Born in New York City, parts of Boothe's childhood ...

Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston, Mass.)

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Incorporated 1897, Boston, Masssachusetts. First American arts and crafts organization. Frederic Allen Whiting was director and treasurer until 1912. Humphery J. Emery served as director of the Society in the 1930's. From the description of Society of Arts and Crafts records, 1897-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389937 ...

Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association

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In 1870, within a year of forming the American Woman Suffrage Association, Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and others founded the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. MWSA was affiliated with AWSA and shared both its goals and activities. The merger, in 1890, of AWSA with the National Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), prompted Alice Stone Blackwell and Ellen Batelle Dietrick to write a new constitution in April 1892. T...

Bowen, Catherine (Drinker), 1897-1974

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Hammond, Natalie Hays, 1905-

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Peters, Martha (Phillips)

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Baldwin family

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Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-

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Bourne, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1871-1936

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Auchincloss, Emma B

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McGinley, Gertrude

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Garland School of Homemaking.

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Boston Society of Decorative Art.

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