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Agnes Hamilton
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[[File:Theodate Pope, Alice Hamilton, and a student believed to be Agnes Hamilton, 1888.jpg|thumb|Theodate Pope, Alice Hamilton, and a student believed to be Agnes Hamilton, 1888. Courtesy of Miss Porter's School.]]
'''Agnes Hamilton''' (November 21, 1868 - November 11, 1961) was a social worker and cousin, and intimate friend, of [[Alice Hamilton]].
==Early life==
Agnes Hamilton was born on November 21, 1868, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Andrew Holman Hamilton (1834-1895) and Phoebe Taber (1841-1932). She had two sisters, [[Katherine Hamilton]] (1862-1932) and [[Jessie Hamilton]] (1865-1960), both artists like her, and two brothers, Allen Hamilton (1874-1961) and Taber Hamilton (1876-1942). Her cousins are [[Edith Hamilton]], [[Alice Hamilton]], [[Margaret Hamilton]] and [[Norah Hamilton]].<ref name="Sicherman">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Since childhood, she had a close bond with her cousins, Alice and Allen Hamilton Williams (1868-1960), the three As, as they called themselves. <ref name="Sicherman" />
Like her four cousins, Edith, Alice, Margaret and Norah, Agnes Hamilton attended [[Miss Porter's School]] in Farmington, Connecticut.<ref name="IMH"></ref> After the death of her father in 1895, together with her sister Jessie, attended the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia from 1898 to 1900 studying under [[Cecilia Beaux]]. After school, of the three sisters, only Agnes left home.<ref name="Sicherman" />
==Career==
She consider various career choices, architecture and art among them, but then became a social worker. Among her achievement: was a liason between the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne and Nebraska, a Mission School in a poor neighborhood;<ref name="IMH" /> was a leader in the Women's Club movement; was the leader of the Students' Art League; was the founder and first president of the Local [[YWCA]];<ref name="Sicherman" /> opened the first library in Fort Wayne; was among the founders of the Bethany Presbyterian Church.<ref name="Statue"></ref>
She was deeply religious and enthusiastically adhered to an evangelical religious movement founded by [[Frank Buchman]], the [[Oxford Group]], that promoted personal reformation and public confessions.<ref name="Sicherman" />
Her first experience of settlement life was in 1897 when she visited her cousin Alice at [[Hull House]].<ref name="IMH" /> In 1902 she became a resident of the Lighthouse, a Philadelphia settlement house, where she served as a director and member of the executive committee until the early 1930s.<ref name="Sicherman" /><ref name="IMH" />
==Personal life==
Following their mother's death, Jessie and Agnes moved to their summer home in Connecticut, close to their cousins.<ref name="IMH" />
She died on November 11, 1961, and is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, with her family.
==Legacy==
A statue to Edith, Alice and Agnes Hamilton is dedicated in Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne.<ref name="Statue" />
In 2005 Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne formed the Society of Hamilton Sisters to honor the achievements, service contributions, and outstanding accomplishments of middle and high school girls.<ref name="Statue" />
==External Links==
==References==
[[Category:1865 births]]
[[Category:1960 deaths]]
'''Agnes Hamilton''' (November 21, 1868 - November 11, 1961) was a social worker and cousin, and intimate friend, of [[Alice Hamilton]].
==Early life==
Agnes Hamilton was born on November 21, 1868, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Andrew Holman Hamilton (1834-1895) and Phoebe Taber (1841-1932). She had two sisters, [[Katherine Hamilton]] (1862-1932) and [[Jessie Hamilton]] (1865-1960), both artists like her, and two brothers, Allen Hamilton (1874-1961) and Taber Hamilton (1876-1942). Her cousins are [[Edith Hamilton]], [[Alice Hamilton]], [[Margaret Hamilton]] and [[Norah Hamilton]].<ref name="Sicherman">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Since childhood, she had a close bond with her cousins, Alice and Allen Hamilton Williams (1868-1960), the three As, as they called themselves. <ref name="Sicherman" />
Like her four cousins, Edith, Alice, Margaret and Norah, Agnes Hamilton attended [[Miss Porter's School]] in Farmington, Connecticut.<ref name="IMH"></ref> After the death of her father in 1895, together with her sister Jessie, attended the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia from 1898 to 1900 studying under [[Cecilia Beaux]]. After school, of the three sisters, only Agnes left home.<ref name="Sicherman" />
==Career==
She consider various career choices, architecture and art among them, but then became a social worker. Among her achievement: was a liason between the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne and Nebraska, a Mission School in a poor neighborhood;<ref name="IMH" /> was a leader in the Women's Club movement; was the leader of the Students' Art League; was the founder and first president of the Local [[YWCA]];<ref name="Sicherman" /> opened the first library in Fort Wayne; was among the founders of the Bethany Presbyterian Church.<ref name="Statue"></ref>
She was deeply religious and enthusiastically adhered to an evangelical religious movement founded by [[Frank Buchman]], the [[Oxford Group]], that promoted personal reformation and public confessions.<ref name="Sicherman" />
Her first experience of settlement life was in 1897 when she visited her cousin Alice at [[Hull House]].<ref name="IMH" /> In 1902 she became a resident of the Lighthouse, a Philadelphia settlement house, where she served as a director and member of the executive committee until the early 1930s.<ref name="Sicherman" /><ref name="IMH" />
==Personal life==
Following their mother's death, Jessie and Agnes moved to their summer home in Connecticut, close to their cousins.<ref name="IMH" />
She died on November 11, 1961, and is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, with her family.
==Legacy==
A statue to Edith, Alice and Agnes Hamilton is dedicated in Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne.<ref name="Statue" />
In 2005 Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne formed the Society of Hamilton Sisters to honor the achievements, service contributions, and outstanding accomplishments of middle and high school girls.<ref name="Statue" />
==External Links==
==References==
[[Category:1865 births]]
[[Category:1960 deaths]]
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