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Born | Martha Emily Parmelee March 5, 1834 Norton, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | May 5, 1923 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 89)
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Alma mater | Oberlin College |
Notable works | The Western Reserve of Ohio and some of its pioneers, places and women's clubs |
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Children | 4 |
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Martha Parmelee Rose (née, Parmelee; pen name, Mrs. W. G. Rose and Charles C. Lee; March 5, 1834 – May 5, 1923) was an American journalist, social reformer, social leader, and philanthropist. Interested in the poor and destitute, especially the sufferings of sewing women, Rose succeeded in arousing attention for the establishment of a training school in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to writing articles on the labor question and similar topics, she published several books. Rose was a social leader and a patron of art.[1][2]