Catherine Amelia Ewing | |
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 Engraving of Ewing from the 1893 book A Woman of the Century | |
| Born | Catherine Amelia Fay July 18, 1822 |
| Died | April 4, 1897 (aged 74) |
| Other names | Aunt Katie |
| Education | Marietta Female Seminary |
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| Spouse |
Archibald S. D. Ewing
(m. 1866) |
| Children | 5 |
Catherine Amelia Ewing (née Fay; July 18, 1822 - April 4, 1897) was an American educator, missionary, philanthropist, activist, and social reformer from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. In 1857, she took in children from the Washington County Infirmary, thus organizing the first children's home in the state of Ohio.[1]
Ewing taught school in Ohio before becoming a missionary among the Choctaw. Ten years later, upon her return to Ohio, she founded a home for destitute children. Through her efforts, the Ohio Legislature passed a bill in Columbus, which entitled every county to establish a children's home. Ewing also authored a comprehensive historical report on the origin and growth of the children's home movement in Washington County.[2]
- ^ Johnson 1913, p. 69-73.
- ^ Willard & Livermore 1897, p. 280-81.