- Title
- Mary J. Workman letter to Fr. John J. Cantwell, Mar 31, 1920
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- Creator
- Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964
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- Date
- 1920
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- Description
- A letter from Mary J. Workman to Fr. John Cantwell handwritten on a half piece of paper, regarding the retirement of the Brownson House Association.
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- Format Extent
- [1] p. ; 14 x 22 cm.
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- Subject
- Social settlements--California--Los Angeles;
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- Note
- Born into a politically prominent Los Angeles family, Mary Julia Workman founded the Brownson House Settlement Association in 1901 and led it for 19 years. She became the first woman to join the Municipal League, a civic watchdog group. A Roman Catholic who built cooperative relationships with church leaders, she founded the diocesan chapter of the National Council of Catholic Women in 1924. The Brownson House assisted underprivileged and immigrant families in the city, providing them with educational, vocational and social programs such as student clubs, Sunday school, dances, and sporting events. Brownson House was originally located in a rented cottage on Aliso St., but moved to a new facility on Jackson St. in late 1904 or early 1905. Fr. John J. Cantwell was the Bishop of Monterey and Los Angeles.
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- Collection
- Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
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- Type
- ["Correspondence"]
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- Language
- eng
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