Harriet Ryan Albee

Harriet Ryan Albee
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Born
Harriet (or Harriett) Ryan

March 5, 1829
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1873
Boston
Occupations
  • social reformer
  • philanthropist
Known forFounder, Channing Home for Sick and Destitute Women (now, the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Spouse(s)
John Albee, V
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(m. 1864)​
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Harriet Ryan Albee (1829-1873) was an American social reformer and philanthropist,[1] who devoted herself and a large part of her earnings to the care of chronically ill and invalid women.[2] She was the founder of the Channing Home for Sick and Destitute Women in Boston, Massachusetts. Recognized as one of the best-known charities in the country in its day, it was the first nonsectarian care home for incurables in the U.S.,[3] and one of the first to accept consumptives.[4] In 2012, the institution that Albee founded became the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital.[5] The Harriet Ryan Albee Professorship at Harvard University is named in her honor.[6]

  1. ^ Robinson, J. Dennis (22 March 2021). "Portsmouth Herald". www.seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ Channing Home (1913). Report (1913). Boston. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 January 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ThePH1953 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "History Note - Channing Home". The Peninsula Times Tribune. 25 July 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Channing Division of Network Medicine History". brighamandwomens.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ President and Fellows of Harvard College (2005), HARVARD UNIVERSITY HISTORY OF NAMED CHAIRS Sketches of Donors and Donations, Cambridge, p. 11