Geraldine Morgan Thompson

Geraldine Livingston Morgan Thompson (1872–1967) was an American social reform pioneer who became known as the "First Lady of New Jersey" due to her philanthropic and social service activities in New Jersey.[1] In 1912, she founded the Monmouth County Organization for Social Service (MCOSS),[2] which evolved through acquisitions and mergers to become Visiting Nurse Association Health Group in 2011,[3] New Jersey's largest non-profit provider of home health, hospice, and community services.

Thompson owned Brookdale Farm, an 800-acre (320 ha) estate in Lincroft. In her will, Thompson left 206 acres (83 ha) of the estate to Monmouth County for a public park named for the Thompsons.[4] Thompson Park includes the administrative headquarters of the Monmouth County Park System.[5]

  1. ^ Freedman 1996, p. 161.
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Geraldine Livingston Morgan Thompson | Alexander Street Documents". documents.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. ^ "VNA Celebrates 100 Years". themonmouthjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ "Freeholders to Plan Thompson Park". Asbury Park Press. October 1, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Thompson Park, Brookdale Farm". New Jersey Women's History. Alice Paul Institute. 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2017.