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Title

House of Refuge Was Center of Social Reform for Delinquent Women

Authors

Matthew R. Ballard, Orleans County Department of HistoryFollow

Files

Description

Established in the 1890s, the Western House of Refuge at Albion was intended to rehabilitate young women who failed to adhere to gender norms. Upon hiring Mrs. Flora Daniels of Buffalo in 1915, the new matron's progressive mentality created a rift between members of the Board of Managers.

Publication Date

11-25-2017

Volume

3

Issue

48

Publisher

County of Orleans

City

Albion

Keywords

Orleans County, Women's History, Village of Albion, Town of Albion, Western House of Refuge

Disciplines

Public History | United States History

Repository Citation

Ballard, Matthew R., "House of Refuge Was Center of Social Reform for Delinquent Women" (2017). Pioneer Record. 45.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pioneer_record/45