Jackson, Anna M. (Anna Margaret), 1848-1920
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-016
Abstract
Anna M. Jackson and her daughter, Anna M. (Jackson Branson) Theiss, were Quaker activists in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Anna M. Jackson was very involved in reform activities in New York City. She served as Chairman of the Women's Prison Reform Committee, and was also involved in the Women's Municipal League and the Political Study Club. Her daughter, Anna Morris Jackson ("Pansy"), attended Swarthmore College for two years, and in 1909 earned a B.S. in Education from Columbia...
Dates:
1794-1962
Friends Equal Rights Association Records
Collection — Othertype SC-179
Identifier: SFHL-SC-179
Abstract
Minutes of the Friends Equals Rights Association, 1900-1905 and 1915-1917, and miscellaneous papers.
Dates:
1900-1917
Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-097
Abstract
Founded in 1873 in New York City and incorporated in 1890, the Young Friends' Aid Association sought to provide the destitute with the temporary pecuniary or material aid necessary to support them into financial independence. Substantial aid was given to unemployed fathers, the homeless, and widows with children, although scholarships and student loans were also made available on occasion. The collection includes minutes, lists of members, financial records, and a scrapbook of activities...
Dates:
1873-1967
