Chester County History Center - Jean Kane Foulke Papers

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This digitized selection from the Jean Kane Foulke papers measures 1.4 linear feet and dates from 1850 to 1955, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1900 to 1920. Found within the scanned papers are correspondence, notes, news clippings, and printed materials related to Foulke’s work as a suffragist, community service leader, and organizer supporting the homefront during World War I. Correspondence and printed materials highlight Foulke’s work as a suffragist leader. From 1913 to 1920, Foulke sat on the board of both the Women’s League for Good Government and the Equal Franchise Society of Pennsylvania. She also served as chairwoman of the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women’s committee for rural women. Materials include internal organizational memoranda, membership form letters and mailings, printed ephemera, and 1920 election campaign materials. In addition, Foulke was actively involved with public health issues in Chester County, as documented by correspondence and printed material covering smallpox vaccinations, consumption, a scarlet fever outbreak, and the West Chester sewage system. Materials also document Foulke’s work with The Grange, Acorn Club, Chester County Historical Society, and College Club. Additional folders focus on women’s contributions to the war effort during World War I. These materials document the Women’s Land Army’s efforts to counteract food and farm labor shortages, women’s war work/labor, and other local safety and educational campaigns. The entirety of the Jean Kane Foulke papers is housed and available for research use at the Chester County History Center.

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Agriculture, Food production and natural resources, World War, 1914-1918, World War I, World War, 1914-1918--Food Supply--United States, American Red Cross, Correspondence, National Women's Trade Union League of America
Printed material and correspondence on women's war work and Jean Kane Foulke's participation, including the Committee for the Collection and Distribution of Surplus Produce, West Chester County Committee of General Safety, American Red Cross, Welfare Committee of the Sixth Exemption District, General Federation of Women's Clubs, and Women's Labor Bureau.
Smith, J. Russell (Joseph Russell), 1874-1966, Agriculture, Food production and natural resources, World War, 1914-1918, World War I, World War, 1914-1918--Food Supply--United States
Correspondence from Jean Kane Foulke regarding the Philadelphia Home Defense Committee and the School Mobilization Committee.
World War, 1914-1918, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Women's Land Army of America, Drexel, Constance, Agriculture, Food production and natural resources, World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States
Newspaper clippings regarding the Woman's Land Army.
World War, 1914-1918, Women's Land Army of America, Agriculture, Food production and natural resources, World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States, Pamphlets
Printed material regarding the Woman's Land Army.
Farmers, Agriculture, Food production and natural resources, World War, 1914-1918, World War I, World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings regarding World War I food and farm labor shortages and women's efforts to increase food production.