Kate Waller Barrett
Deceased Person
1857 – 1925
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Who was Kate Waller Barrett?
Kate Waller Barrett, 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. Her causes included helping the "outcast woman, the mistreated prisoner, those lacking in educational and social opportunity, the voteless woman, and the disabled war veteran." Although comparatively little known today, she was "[o]ne of the most prominent women of her time".
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1857
Falmouth - Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 23, 1925
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on July 23, 2013
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