About Mira Sharpless Townsend

Mira Sharpless Townsend was a Quaker social activist and reformer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Townsend was the driving force behind the creation of the Rosine Association, which supported destitute women, and was the first organization of its kind run entirely by and for women.

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Mira Sharpless Townsend

Quaker activist and reformer

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