Social Reformer. She is known as the "founder of women's work in Cleveland." She was educated in religion and the classics and acquired her knowledge through her extensive travels abroad. Dedicated her life to serving families and children. Her work began in the Ladies Tract Society where she visited each home in her village to serve those in need. She became a member of the First Baptist Society and in 1842 she founded and became the first president of the Martha Washington & Dorcas Society. The mission of the Martha Washington Society was to be a family based organization and as such originated the Protestant Orphan Asylum. This organization also served to save women new to Cleveland from becoming involved in prostitution. In June of 1850 Rebecca was one of the founding members of the Cleveland Ladies Temperance Union. In Cleveland, Rebecca's Ladies' Aid Society became the Soldiers' Aid Society. As President, Rouse was responsible for developing its financial base and for distributing large amounts of nursing and living supplies to soldiers in the Civil War. Rouse's efforts are memorialized in a bronze panel as part of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Cleveland's Public Square.
Social Reformer. She is known as the "founder of women's work in Cleveland." She was educated in religion and the classics and acquired her knowledge through her extensive travels abroad. Dedicated her life to serving families and children. Her work began in the Ladies Tract Society where she visited each home in her village to serve those in need. She became a member of the First Baptist Society and in 1842 she founded and became the first president of the Martha Washington & Dorcas Society. The mission of the Martha Washington Society was to be a family based organization and as such originated the Protestant Orphan Asylum. This organization also served to save women new to Cleveland from becoming involved in prostitution. In June of 1850 Rebecca was one of the founding members of the Cleveland Ladies Temperance Union. In Cleveland, Rebecca's Ladies' Aid Society became the Soldiers' Aid Society. As President, Rouse was responsible for developing its financial base and for distributing large amounts of nursing and living supplies to soldiers in the Civil War. Rouse's efforts are memorialized in a bronze panel as part of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Cleveland's Public Square.
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