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Ernestine Schaffner
Ernestine Schaffner (known as "The Prisoner's Friend"; ca. 1828 – June 18, 1902) was a German-born American prison reformer. She was the first to do volunteer missionary work among those detained in the New York City Prison, known as The Tombs, having the financial means to indulge her charitable leanings in a substantial way. Daily, she left her luxurious home in New York City to try and right some of the wrongs inflicted by society and the law. In 1890, Schaffner's philanthropic work had grown to be so extensive that she engaged a salaried lawyer to attend to the legal part of it, and at the same time, she opened an office near The Tombs at 23 Centre Street. Here she advertised: ‘Free Advice to the Poor and the Innocent Accused.’ Schaffner was regularly out in bail bonds, and she had a considerable sum lent to those who had been prisoners. She and Rebecca Salome Foster were known as "The Angels of the Tombs". Career Ernestine Schaffner was born ca. 1828, in the Electorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ERNESTINE SCHAFFNER A Woman Of The Century (page 646 Crop)
Ernestine is a feminine given name. Ernest is the male counterpart of this name. Notable people with the name include: * Ernestine Anderson (1928–2016), American jazz and blues singer * Ernestine Bayer (1909–2006), American athlete * Ernestine Bazemore, American politician * Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1908–2006), American author * Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist * Ernestine Carter (1906–1983), American journalist * Ernestine Chassebœuf (1910–c.2005), French letter-writer * Ernestine Cobern Beyer (1893–1972), American poet and author * Ernestine Eckstein (1941–1992), American LGBT activist * Ernestine Fuchs (1885–1962), German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter * Ernestine Fu, American venture capital investor and author * Ernestine Lambriquet, Ernestine de Lambriquet (1778–1813) was the adopted/foster daughter of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France. * Ernestine Leibovici (1918–1988), more commonly known as Eren Eyübo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
