Germantown Employment Society for Women
Scope and Contents
The Germantown Employment Society for Women records include bylaws for 1953; correspondence (1934-1941); treasurer's accounts (1871-1957); annual reports (1900-1956); minutes (1872-1897).
Dates
- Creation: 1871-1957
Creator
- Germantown Employment Society for Women (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
The Germantown Employment Society for Women originated out of a concern felt by a group of Quaker women associated with Germantown Monthly Meeting to aid women with little or no income and no way of earning money outside the home. In 1957, the Society was absorbed into the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor.
The 1953 bylaws of the Germantown Employment Society for Women state that the society had been in existence uninterruptedly since 1863, with the purpose of "furnish[ing] needy women with sewing for hospitals or other institutions, their wages for such work to be paid by the Germantown Employment Society for Women with money obtained by contributions and from interest on securities which the said society has obtained by gifts and legacies."
Hetty B. Garrett was treasurer of the society from 1874 to 1925.
Extent
.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Germantown Employment Society for Women originated out of a concern felt by a group of Quaker women associated with Germantown Monthly Meeting to aid women with little or no income and no way of earning money outside the home. The Germantown Employment Society for Women records include bylaws for 1953; correspondence (1934-1941); treasurer's accounts (1871-1957); annual reports (1900-1956); minutes (1872-1897).
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Subject
- Germantown Employment Society for Women (Organization)
- Title
- Germantown Employment Society for Women, 1871-1957
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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