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| Born | Helen Gilman Noyes October 12, 1867 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1942 (aged 75) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Miss Porter's School |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
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| Children | 4, including Winthrop Gilman "Bob" Brown |
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Helen Gilman Brown (née Noyes; October 12, 1867 – December 12, 1942) was an American philanthropist. She had a distinguished record of service to New York City. As social worker for years at the Union Settlement of the Upper East Side, her long service record was recognized in 1919 when she was elected to membership in the National Institute of Social Sciences.[1] She served as patronal president, Woman's Land Army of America, 1918; and as first vice-president, National War Work Council of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). She was a co-founder and first president of the Cosmopolitan Club of New York. As a clubwoman and as a Vice-Chair of the Sulgrave Endowment Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, she demonstrated an aptitude for organization and financial acumen as well as the sympathetic training in living together. She was an ardent advocate of the League of Nations and of work for world peace.[2]
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