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Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her brother
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her brother
Description:
Likely addressed to her brother Edward Hopper. Tells of going to Albany to talk to Chairman Bush about the Ways and Means Committee about her bill to establish a reformatory for women prisoners within commuting distance of New York City. After explaining her case to Chairman Bush, he assured that the bill "will be reported favorably this afternoon." Writes that "it is said Governor Flower will approve."
Date:
1892-02-26
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mira Sharpless Townsend letter to Samuel Townsend
Title:
Mira Sharpless Townsend letter to Samuel Townsend
Description:
Addressed to her husband Samuel Townsend. Says she is staying with health reformer Mary Gove. Discusses her interactions with reformer Abby Hopper Gibbons and her family, who she accompanied to Randall's Island, Blackwell Island, and the "prisoners home". Details the holiday festivities and distribution of toys to the children on Randall's Island. Details the poor prisoner conditions on Blackwell Island; says she believed many of the women inmates "ought to be Rosines" and distributed multiple pamphlets and letters. Mentions accompanying James Gibbons to Bellevue Hospital and Magdalene asylum. Plans to visit the Tombs (Manhattan Detention Complex) the next day.
Date:
1848-07-06
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Benjamin B. Odell letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Benjamin B. Odell letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Benjamin B. Odell served as the Governor of New York from 1901 to 1904. Responds to Jackson's letter on behalf of the Women's Prison Reform Committee concerning the Bedford Reformatory for Women; assures her the proposed legislation will not harm the inmates of the Reformatory.
Date:
1903-02-23
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
William R. Stewart letter to Anna M. Schofield
Title:
William R. Stewart letter to Anna M. Schofield
Description:
William R. Stewart was a businessman and philanthropist who served as President of the State Board of Charities. Responds to Jackson's letter addressed to the State Board of Charities; reports his unsuccessful efforts in obtaining legislative funding to complete construction of the New York State Reformatory for Women in Bedford HIlls.
Date:
1897-04-17
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College