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A “ Society for the Relief of poor Widows and small Children , " formed in New York City by fifteen ladies in 1797 , supported 202 widows and 500 children by 1816 , collecting and dispensing over $ 3500 a year for charity .
A “ Society for the Relief of poor Widows and small Children , " formed in New York City by fifteen ladies in 1797 , supported 202 widows and 500 children by 1816 , collecting and dispensing over $ 3500 a year for charity .
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They persuaded libraries to open branches in the slums , and art museums to remain open longer hours and provide exhibits in poor neighborhoods . They badgered and labored until slum children could be sent on summer vacations to camps ...
They persuaded libraries to open branches in the slums , and art museums to remain open longer hours and provide exhibits in poor neighborhoods . They badgered and labored until slum children could be sent on summer vacations to camps ...
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But the horror that haunted her all her life was the image of unwanted children born into families too poor to support them , of mothers looking upon motherhood as a disaster , of mothers forced to end unwanted pregnancies by illegal ...
But the horror that haunted her all her life was the image of unwanted children born into families too poor to support them , of mothers looking upon motherhood as a disaster , of mothers forced to end unwanted pregnancies by illegal ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |