Girls' Friendly Society

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Occupation Cecil Frances Alexander
Among CFA 's philanthropic activities in Londonderry as bishop's wife were work at a Home for Fallen Women , the Girls' Friendly Society , and the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses .
Wallace, Valerie. Mrs. Alexander: A Life of the Hymn-Writer, Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895. Lilliput.
147, 163
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Preface”. Poems, edited by William Alexander, Macmillan, p. v - xxix.
xiii, xiv
Occupation Christabel Coleridge
CC worked for the Girls' Friendly Society , of which she became the local president.
Harris, Mary J. Y. Memoirs of Frances Mary Peard. W. H. Smith.
18
She also helped out at her brother Ernest's school.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Occupation Charlotte Yonge
CY donated the profits from her books to Anglican causes, especially missionary work. She supported the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel , the Universities' Mission to Central Africa , the Melanesian Mission to the Pacific
Residence Olivia Manning
About this time OM moved from Portsmouth (where she was still living when she first met Miles) to London. She had felt lonely and alienated while living in her parents' house, going out to...
Textual Production Christabel Coleridge
During the time CC and Yonge co-wrote novels, they also co-edited the Evangelical journal The Monthly Packet. Coleridge eventually succeeded Yonge as editor.
Harris, Mary J. Y. Memoirs of Frances Mary Peard. W. H. Smith.
18
She also wrote reviews for this journal, which was intended...

Timeline

1874: The Girls' Friendly Society, a religious...

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1874

The Girls' Friendly Society , a religious social purity organization, was founded.

January 1876: The monthly Friendly Leaves, published in...

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January 1876

The monthly Friendly Leaves, published in London, began as the first magazine of the Girls' Friendly Society of the Church of England .

January 1880: The GFS Advertiser, devoted to the moral...

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January 1880

The GFS Advertiser, devoted to the moral welfare of young women, began publishing from the Girls' Friendly Society of the Church of England .

January 1883: Friendly Work began monthly (later quarterly)...

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January 1883

Friendly Work began monthly (later quarterly) publication in London from the Girls' Friendly Society of the Church of England .

June 1917: The Friendly Leaves ended publication in...

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June 1917

The Friendly Leaves ended publication in London.

June 1917: The Friendly Work ceased publication in ...

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June 1917

The Friendly Work ceased publication in London.

July 1917: GFS Magazine, devoted to the moral welfare...

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July 1917

GFS Magazine, devoted to the moral welfare of young women, began monthly publication in London from the Girls' Friendly Society of the Church of England .

May 1951: GFS Magazine, produced by the Girls' Friendly...

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May 1951

GFS Magazine, produced by the Girls' Friendly Society , ended publication in London.

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