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5 unusual facts about National Florence Crittenton Mission


Florence Crittenton Home

National Florence Crittenton Mission, the organization which established as many as 75 Florence Crittenton Homes

Kate Waller Barrett

In 1895, they founded the National Florence Crittenton Mission, with Crittenton as president and Barrett as vice president.

Kate Waller Barrett (January 24, 1857 – February 23, 1925), née Katherine Harwood Waller, was a prominent Virginia physician, humanitarian, philanthropist, sociologist and social reformer, best known for her leadership of the National Florence Crittenton Mission, which she founded in 1895 with Charles Nelson Crittenton.

National Florence Crittenton Mission

The National Crittenton Foundation's headquarters are located in Portland, Oregon.

The Girls Who Went Away

It presents the birthmothers' often harsh accounts of life in the Florence Crittenton Homes.



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