Minutes, 1869-1872.

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Minutes, 1869-1872.

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Minutes, 1869-1872, of Friends' Social Union, New York City. Aaron M. Powell was one of the early chairmen, and Maria Mitchell included in the speakers. One of the group's continuing concerns was the plight of the American Indians.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889

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Maria Mitchell, astronomer, was born on the island of Nantucket in 1818. Through her father, William Mitchell, she became interested in astronomy and assisted him in his observatory. In the late 1830s she was appointed librarian at the Nantucket Athenaeum, using its collection to educate herself while she worked with her father in the evenings. In 1847 she discovered a new comet, named for her, and was subsequently awarded a gold medal by the King of Denmark. A year later she became the first wo...

Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899

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Quaker social reformer. From the description of Papers, 1865-1900. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 26909628 ...

Friends' Social Union (New York, N.Y.)

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Friends' Social Union, a Hicksite Quaker social and study group, was established in 1869 in New York, N.Y. From the description of Minutes, 1869-1872. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 51032995 ...