Vera Charlotte Scott Cushman

American social worker
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Also known as: Vera Charlotte Scott
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Née:
Vera Charlotte Scott
Born:
Sept. 19, 1876, Ottawa, Ill., U.S.
Died:
Feb. 1, 1946, Savannah, Ga. (aged 69)

Vera Charlotte Scott Cushman (born Sept. 19, 1876, Ottawa, Ill., U.S.—died Feb. 1, 1946, Savannah, Ga.) was an American social worker, an active and influential figure in the early 20th-century growth and war work of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). Vera Scott was the daughter of a Scots Irish immigrant merchant whose business eventually became part of the great mercantile firm of Carson Pirie Scott & Company of Chicago. She was educated at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, graduating in 1898. She retained through life the religious inclination of her family and in college became active in the work of ...(100 of 344 words)