Letter to Kate Waller Barrett from Calvin Coolidge
Letter from President Coolidge to Kate Waller Barrett regarding the Florence Crittenton Mission which managed homes for unwed mothers and prostitutes.<br /><br />Transcription: <br /><br />The White House<br />Washington <br /><br />October 23, 1924.<br /><br />My dear Mrs. Barrett:<br /><br />It is not easy to imagine a single reason why the work of the Florence Crittenton Mission should not have the most unqualified endorsement from every good citizen. I can think of a long list of the most persuasive reasons why that endorsement should be given, and for myself I gladly extend it.<br /><br />I wish you the fullest encouragement and cooperation in the splendid work you are carrying on.<br /><br />Very truly yours, <br /><br />Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge, Calivin
M 9 Box 111, <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/vcu/repositories/5/resources/279.oai_ead.xml">Adèle Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978</a>, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
1924 October 23
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Learn more:<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/barrett-kate-waller/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kate Waller Barrett</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/florence-crittenton-homes-history/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florence Crittenton Homes: A History</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/florence-crittenton-mission/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br /></a>
Kate Waller Barrett [photograph]
Photographic portrait of Kate Waller Barrett. Barrett was one of the first women medical doctors in the south. She co-founded the National Florence Crittenton Mission with Charles Nelson Crittenton. The organization focused on the needs of unwed mothers and prostitutes ("fallen women"). Barrett was instrumental in helping unwed mothers become an acceptable subject of philanthropy.
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