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Date created
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1956
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Creator
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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
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Description
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Negley K. Teeters, a Sociologist of Temple University, wrote "The Early Days of the Magdalen Society of Philadelphia" in 1956 for The Social Service Review. The article provides an overview of the Society's development from its inception to the mid nineteenth century. This item also included a brief history of the Society written around 1850.
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Size
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14 pages
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Type
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text
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Subjects
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House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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White, William, 1748-1836
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Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Children--Institutional care
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Evangelicalism
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Institutional care
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Juvenile delinquency
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Poor women
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Prostitution
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Women--Institutional care
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History
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Geographical location
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Philadelphia (Pa.) | N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://omeka.hsp.org/s/digitalcollections/document/16249
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Local identifier
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16249
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Collection
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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (2016)
(explore contents)
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Contributing institution
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Rights
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Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.
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