Female Friendly Society

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The Female Friendly Society founded at Cheddar by the Mores aimed to empower families living at subsistence level to protect themselves against disaster. It lasted until its functions were taken over by the National Health Service

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By 1800: 750,000 men and women belonged to Female...

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By 1800

750,000 men and women belonged to Female Friendly Societies .
Schwarzkopf, Jutta. Women in the Chartist Movement. St Martin’s Press, 1991.
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1802: The Female Friendly Society, for the aid...

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1802

The Female Friendly Society , for the aid of the infirm and aged, was founded in London under the patronage of the Princess of Wales.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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