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Happy birthday, Ellen Gates Starr (March 19, 1859 – Feb. 10, 1940)! #Feminist. #Socialist. Child labor law reformer. Member of the Women’s Trade Union League. Co-founder (with Jane Addams) of Hull House in Chicago (800 S. Halstead Street). Hull House was a model for settlement houses around the country, serving as a training ground for many prominent reformers. Ellen and Jane met in college and were involved in a relationship that lasted until Jane met Mary Rozet Smith, who became Jane’s life partner. Buried on the grounds of the Convent of the Holy Child in Suffern, New York.
~The Marginal Mennonite Society Heroes Series.
Happy birthday, Paul Comly French (March 19, 1903 – June 3, 1960)! #Pacifist. Anti-war activist. Reporter. Born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia. First E…xecutive Secretary for the National Service Board for Religious Objectors (NSBRO), an organization supported by MCC, AFSC, and the Brethren Service Committee. Buried in the Old Pennepack Baptist Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~The Marginal Mennonite Society Heroes Series.
