Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Rebecca Talbot Perkins | |
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Born | Rebecca Clarendon Talbot February 14, 1866 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | November 1, 1956 Brooklyn, New York | (aged 90)
Occupation | Businessperson, philanthropist, activist |
Known for | Founding Talbot Perkins Children's Services |
Spouse(s) | Agar Ludlow Perkins (m. 1895) |
Rebecca Talbot Perkins (February 14, 1866 – November 1, 1956)[1][2] was an American businessperson, philanthropist, and activist from Brooklyn, New York. She was the founder of Talbot Perkins Children's Services.[2] She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
Early years[]
Perkins was born Rebecca Clarendon Talbot in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph Talbot and the former Eliza Clarendon.[3]
Career and education[]
She attended what is now known as the Chautauqua Institution and continued to work there for ten years after graduating.[3]
Joseph Talbot founded a real estate brokerage but died of influenza just a few years later, in 1890. Rebecca, still unmarried, took over the business at a time when it was rare for a woman to be in business at all, let alone running a firm.[2]
Even while running the brokerage, she maintained an active involvement in charity and social activism.[2] At various times, she led, among other organizations, the Alliance of Women's Clubs of Brooklyn, the People's Political League of Kings County, the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children, and the Welcome Home for Girls.[2] In 1927, she founded (with the Alliance) The Rebecca Talbot Perkins Adoption Society, which later became Talbot Perkins Children's Services.[2]
Personal life[]
She married Agar Ludlow Perkins on September 5, 1895.[1][4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Rebecca Clarendon Talbot family tree". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Rebecca Talbot Perkins - National Womens Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b Leonard, John William, ed. (1915). Wikisource. [scan ] . New York: The American Commonwealth Company. p. 640 – via
- ^ Leonard, John William, ed. (1915). Wikisource. [scan ] . New York: The American Commonwealth Company. p. 640 – via
- 1866 births
- 1956 deaths
- American real estate businesspeople
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- Philanthropists from New York (state)
- American social activists
- People from Brooklyn
- Activists from New York (state)
- 19th-century American businesswomen