Dodge, Josephine (1855–1928)
Dodge, Josephine (1855–1928)
American day-nursery proponent and anti-suffragist. Born Josephine Marshall Jewell, Feb 11, 1855, in Hartford, Connecticut; died Mar 6, 1928, in Cannes, France; dau. of Marshall Jewell (governor of Connecticut and minister to Russia) and Esther E. (Dickinson) Jewell; m. Arthur Murray Dodge, Oct 6, 1875 (died 1896); children: 6 sons.
Sponsored the founding of the Virginia Day Nursery in NY (1878); founded Jewell Day Nursery (1888); founded and served as 1st president of Association of Day Nurseries of New York City (c. 1895) and National Federation (later Association) of Day Nurseries (1898); formed and served as president of National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage (1911).
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