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Born
March 4, 1781 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania -
Female Association for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances,
In 1801, at the age of 20, she helped establish the Female Association for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances, which helped women whose families were suffering after the American Revolutionary War.[1] In 1815, after seeing the need for an institution for orphans in Philadelphia, she was among those instrumental in founding the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum. -
The Board
Four years later, she was elected secretary to its Board. -
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Board
She continued to hold this office for forty years. -
Female Hebrew Benevolent Society
Gratz was also one of the founding members of the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, around November 1819. -
Hebrew Sunday School
Under Gratz' auspices, a "Hebrew Sunday School" was started in 1838.. Gratz became both its superintendent and president, and assisted in developing its curriculum,[1] resigning in 1864. -
The Occident,
In 1850, she advocated in The Occident, over the signature A Daughter of Israel, for the foundation of a Jewish foster home -
Home
Her advocacy was largely instrumental in the establishment of such a home in 1855.[1] Other organizations that came about due to her efforts were the Fuel Society and the Sewing Society. -
Resign
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Died
August 27, 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania