Emily Appleton
Emily Appleton | |
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| Born | Emily Warren May 10, 1818 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 29, 1905 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | philanthropist, activist |
| Spouse |
William Appleton (m. 1845) |
| Relatives | John Collins Warren (father) John Collins Warren (nephew) William Appleton (father-in-law) |
Emily Appleton (née Warren; May 10, 1818 – May 29, 1905)[1] was an American philanthropist and animal welfare activist from Boston who provided financial support for the foundation of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1868.[2][3][4]
Appleton was already nurturing an
animal cruelty movement when she saw a letter in the Boston Daily Advertiser from George Thorndike Angell protesting animal cruelty. Within a month, with Appleton's backing, Angell incorporated the society.[5] Appleton, like fellow female activist Caroline Earle White (who was active in Philadelphia), was excluded from executive participation in the society she helped found.[6]
She was the daughter of noted surgeon
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary.[7]
References
- ^ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915
- ^ "MSPCA-Angell: About the MSPCA-Angell". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-02. About the MSPCA-Angell
- ^ "MSPCA-Angell: MSPCA-Angell Historical Timeline". Archived from the original on 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2008-08-03. MSPCA Historical Timeline
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine The Humane Society of the United States
- ^ [2] Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine George Thorndike Angell: A vision unfolds
- ^ [3] The Destruction of the Bison by Andrew Christian Isenberg
- ^ "Will of Emily W. Appleton". The Boston Globe. June 6, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
