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Rebecca Talbot Perkins

Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born
Rebecca Clarendon Talbot

February 14, 1866
DiedNovember 1, 1956(1956-11-01) (aged 90)
Brooklyn, New York
Occupation(s)Businessperson, philanthropist, activist
Known forFounding Talbot Perkins Children's Services
SpouseAgar Ludlow Perkins (m. 1895)

Rebecca Talbot Perkins (née Talbot; February 14, 1866 – November 1, 1956)[1][2] was an American businessperson, philanthropist, and activist from Brooklyn, New York. She was the founder of Talbot Perkins Children's Services.[2] She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]

Early years

Perkins was born Rebecca Clarendon Talbot in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph Talbot and the former Eliza Clarendon.[3]

Career and education

She attended what is now known as the Chautauqua Institution and continued to work there for ten years after graduating.[3]

Joseph Talbot founded a real estate brokerage but died of influenza just a few years later, in 1890. Rebecca, still unmarried, took over the business at a time when it was rare for a woman to be in business at all, let alone running a firm.[2]

Even while running the brokerage, she maintained an active involvement in charity and social activism.[2] At various times, she led, among other organizations, the Alliance of Women's Clubs of Brooklyn, the People's Political League of Kings County, the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children, and the Welcome Home for Girls.[2] In 1927, she founded (with the Alliance) The Rebecca Talbot Perkins Adoption Society, which later became Talbot Perkins Children's Services.[2]

Personal life

She married Agar Ludlow Perkins on September 5, 1895.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rebecca Clarendon Talbot family tree". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Rebecca Talbot Perkins - National Womens Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Leonard, John William, ed. (1915). Woman's Who's Who of America, 1914-15 . New York: The American Commonwealth Company. p. 640 – via Wikisource. [scan Wikisource link]
  4. ^ Leonard, John William, ed. (1915). Woman's Who's Who of America, 1914-15 . New York: The American Commonwealth Company. p. 640 – via Wikisource. [scan Wikisource link]
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