Sarah Mower Requa | |
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.png) Portrait photo from Problems Women Solved (1915) | |
| Born | Sarah Jane Mower June 22, 1829 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1922 Piedmont, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known for | Charity work |
| Spouse |
Isaac Lawrence Requa
(m. 1863; died 1905) |
| Children | 2, including Mark L. Requa |
| Relatives | Oscar Fitzalan Long (son-in-law) |
Sarah Mower Requa (1829–1922) was an American philanthropist and California pioneer involved with charity work. Her efforts began in the early history of Nevada with the founding of the small church at Gold Hill, and later at Oakland, California in the Old Ladies Home and in the Fabiola Hospital. During the Spanish–American War, when thousands of soldiers were arriving in San Francisco, she played an important part in feeding and clothing them, and through her efforts the Convalescent Home for sick soldiers returned from the Philippines was established.[1]
- ^ Hunt, Rockwell Dennis (1926). California and Californians. Lewis publishing Company. p. 486. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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