Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett
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flyingmoose
N 38° 28.234 W 077° 20.274
18S E 296044 N 4260617
Located in front of the Wide Water Fire & Rescue.
Waymark Code: WM17B9D
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2023
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Marker Text:
Born nearby at Clifton, Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett earned medical and nursing degrees. She devoted her professional life to the care and education of unmarried pregnant women, a group previously treated as outcasts. With philanthropist Charles Nelson Crittenton, Barrett founded a rescue home for unmarried pregnant girls in Atlanta in 1893. After her move to Northern Virginia, they co-founded the national Florence Crittenton Mission, the first philanthropic institution chartered by Congress. Supported by presidents, Barrett pursued her pioneering work nationally and internationally. For the first time for a woman, the flag at the Virginia State Capitol was lowered at her death in 1925.
Marker Number: E-135
Marker Title: Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett
Marker Location: roadside
County or Independent City: Prince William County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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