Josephine Shaw Lowell | |
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| Born | Josephine Shaw December 16, 1843 |
| Died | October 12, 1905 (aged 61) New York City |
| Spouse | Charles Russell Lowell |
| Children | Carlotta Russell Lowell |
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Josephine Shaw Lowell (December 16, 1843 – October 12, 1905) was a Progressive Reform leader in the United States in the Nineteenth century. She is best known for creating the New York Consumers League in 1890.
Seth Low's biographer described her as the "grand dame of the social reformers".[1]
- ^ Schickler, Eric; Finegold, Kenneth; Katznelson, Ira; Shefter, Martin; Skocpol, Theda (1995-02-13). Experts and Politicians: Reform Challenges to Machine Politics in New York, Cleveland, and Chicago. Princeton University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0691037345.