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Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor index of names
Title:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor index of names
Description:
List of women's names with associated dates; probably a membership directory indicating length of membership in the Society.
Date:
1795 - 1926
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Ann Cadbury letter to the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor
Title:
Mary Ann Cadbury letter to the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor
Description:
Addressed to the House of Industry members. Letter of gratitude for the Society's concern for her during a trying time and hopes to assist the Society more in the future.
Date:
1861-01-10
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
'In the Days of Anne Parrish'' newspaper article
Title:
'In the Days of Anne Parrish'' newspaper article
Description:
Article printed in The Philadelphia Press newspaper titled ''In the Days of Anne Parrish: The Lovely Quaker Founded the First Club for Women in the United States Over a Century Ago, '' which discusses Parrish and the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor.
Date:
1897-05-09
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Description:
Undated letter fragment written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work, daily work schedule, and accomodations.
Date:
1917 - 1918
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Description:
Fragment; likely addressed to her family. Written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her time in Paris, including a blackout due to enemy planes, an upcoming picnic with Agnes Nicholson, going to an American dentist, and seeing crowds at the Gare du Nord station. Discusses her work assignment and those of various individuals, mentioning a Quaker meeting of relief workers. Mentions Howard growing a moustache.
Date:
1917-07
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Description:
Fragment. Written to Elkinton's aunt while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes her accommodations and the cleaning being done in preparation for the arrival of more American aid workers. Discusses her friend Agnes N., who was inspecting various equipes for the Red Cross.
Date:
1917-09-27
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragments
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragments
Description:
Composed of fragments from two or more letters; some letter fragments are addressed to her brother Samuel Mason. Discusses relief work, including the activism of British Quakers named Leeds and Scot, and mentions possible friction between U.S. & British Quaker relief workers. Describes shopping & leisure time in Paris.
Date:
1917
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her family
Description:
Undated letter fragment written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker; envelope addressed to her parents. Made a trip to see her husband Howard. Briefly comments on saying a friendly word to some German prisoners of war.
Date:
1917
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Description:
Fragment. Written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Will soon be leaving Paris for a hospital posting in Chalons; discusses acquiring uniforms for her new position. Describes her leisure activities in Paris.
Date:
1917-07-22
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her aunt
Description:
Written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. In this undated fragment, Elkinton discusses in detail the various workers who are part of her equipe, including one named Birrell who she calls "a most conceited dirty young ass." Says she has heard from one of them, Morris Hutchinson, that her husband Howard has been forced to turn out the lights in his caravan during two air raids. Says she misses Howard very much and looks forward to spending more than a weekend with him.
Date:
1917 - 1918
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Undated; written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her new accommodations. Shares news of her fellow workers and her cousin Francis Goodhue. Reports that a well-connected man named Birrell suggested peace might be declared within the week. Is sad at the prospect of missing Christmas at home.
Date:
1917 - 1918
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Will soon be able to work in Sermaize where her husband Howard is posted. Discusses her work in the infant ward and her leisure activities. Comments on the behavior of the English.
Date:
1917-08-30
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her anger about being reprimanded by the "high-ups" and spurned her coworkers after being found sharing a room with her husband; has "decided that we are all jolly well fed up on the English & their habits." Describes positive encounters she has had with three French people as a result of the American flag draped over the handlebars of her bicycle, mentioning being thanked by a French soldier for the American relief efforts. Shares news of various individuals working in France.
Date:
1917-09-03
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Addressed to "My dearest Ones" while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes her work in the infant ward and taking over the night shift due to sickness of the regular night nurse. Will soon be reassigned to social service work in Sermaize, where her husband is posted. Mentions chatting with a friend named Mr. Scattergood.
Date:
1917-09-13
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work on the night shift in the infant ward, her friendship with the other night nurse, and news of other relief workers. Mentions the possibility of nearby U.S. soldiers getting up a subscription for the hospital. Reports that American soldiers must leave Ch√¢lons as authorities are afraid that their presence will bring German bombing parties on them. Discusses plans forming to have all American workers in the F.W.D.R. under the Red Cross.
Date:
1917-09-17
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Description:
Written to Elkinton's mother while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Reports on her activities and recent events, including running into a group of U.S. soldiers. Discusses taking off from work to spend time with her husband Howard, to the frustration of her supervisor, and Elkinton's attempts to get a posting near her husband in Sermaize. Describes her and Howard's coworkers; says that while Howard works with college-educated men, she works with nurses who do not believe in higher education for women.
Date:
1917-08-20
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Description:
Written to Elkinton's mother while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work in the maternity ward and expresses a dislike of nursing. Describes her leisure time in Ch√¢lons and her efforts to acquire a posting near her husband Howard in Sermaize.
Date:
1917-08-25
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Description:
Written to Elkinton's mother while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work in the infant ward at Châlons and her acquisition of new clothes. Reports that her cousin Francis Goodhue was called back to Paris for an unknown misbehavior. Describes a conversation with her coworker Mademoiselle Gegund [sp] whose fiancé was killed, and says that knowing her has made Elkinton feel closer to the struggles of the war.
Date:
1917-09-18
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Addressed to "My dear Ones" while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes her work caring for children evacuated to Sermaize and then to Bettancourt after a bombing at nearby Bar-le-Duc. Describes Bettancourt and discusses other relief workers. Mentions tensions between different Quaker equipes. Also mentions using slang on purpose "to keep letters from appearing in print."
Date:
1917-10-08
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Addressed to "Dearest Ones" while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Back in Sermaize, Elkinton mentions a new position she has accepted teaching a class of small boys. Describes the recent crowding of relief workers at the equipe and the visitors they have had, including a bishop from Detroit and a famous tuberculosis doctor. Has been in closer quarters with her English colleagues, and says that "I am rapidly losing my prejudice toward the Islanders as I come to know these representatives better." Discusses plans to go to Paris with her husband Howard.
Date:
1917-10-15
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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