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BAKER, Martha
BAKER, Martha. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 1962). Charter member of the YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) Baker, the daughter of Frances McNear BAKER, was a member of the first building committee of the YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.). She was also a founder of the DUBUQUE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION in Dubuque and for many years was the teacher of the infant class at FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. (1)
In her later years, Baker fondly remembered a kiss she received at the age of three from Ulysses S. Grant at an annual charity ball given to raise funds for the HOME OF THE FRIENDLESS, renamed MOUNT PLEASANT HOME.
Martha Baker's home and property were willed to the church at the time of her death. Her residence was later demolished for the addition of an educational wing to the church.
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Source:
1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, December 28, 1875, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18751228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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