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Harriette Merrick Plunkett
Harriette Merrick Plunkett (née, Hodge; pen name, Mrs. H. M. Plunkett; 1826–1906) was a pioneer in the work of sanitary reform in the United States and a leader among women in literary and benevolent work. She served as president of the House of Mercy corporation (now, Berkshire Medical Center), for 30 years, was a leader in the establishment of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, and the author of numerous books.
Her great interest in sanitary matters did not develop until after she married Thomas F. Plunkett, who in 1869, had a very important role in the establishment of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, the first state board established in the U.S. Mrs. Plunkett became convinced that if the women of the country would inform themselves what sanitary reform was needed in housing and living, and see that it was put in practice, there would be a great saving and lengthening of lives. To promote that cause, she wrote many newspaper articles, and in 1885, published a valuable book, Women, Plumbers, and Doctors, containing practical directions for securing a healthful home. Though interrupted in her work by the necessity of helping her son, who had become totally blind, she at once resumed her writing and returned to subjects of sanitation, though at the same time producing other articles, educational, aesthetic, and political, for various magazines and journals.
Her great interest in the prevention and healing of diseases also brought her before the public, and she was probably most widely known in connection with the establishment and growth of a cottage hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, called the House of Mercy, started in 1874, and of which she was the president. It was the first one of its class to be supported by contributions from all religious denominations in the country.
Harriette Merrick Hodge was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, February 6, 1826. She was the daughter of Henry and Eliza Hodge. Harriette's siblings were Mary, Lester, Elizabeth, Lephe, and William.
She was a descendant of Rev. Samuel Hopkins of West Springfield, Rev. John Wareham of Windsor, Connecticut, and Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, Massachusetts.
Plunkett began her early education at Hopkins Academy, an endowed school, alternating her attendance in school with terms of teaching in the district schools in her own and adjoining towns. This continued until 1845 when she became a pupil of the Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She graduated in 1846, being one of the first class who received diplomas.
She taught in the Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute a year.
On October 7, 1847, she married Thomas Fitzpatrick Plunkett (1804–1875). He was prominent in politics and served first in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, then later in the Massachusetts Senate. The couple had five children: Harriet, Helen, Lyman, Edward, and Margaret.
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Harriette Merrick Plunkett
Harriette Merrick Plunkett (née, Hodge; pen name, Mrs. H. M. Plunkett; 1826–1906) was a pioneer in the work of sanitary reform in the United States and a leader among women in literary and benevolent work. She served as president of the House of Mercy corporation (now, Berkshire Medical Center), for 30 years, was a leader in the establishment of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, and the author of numerous books.
Her great interest in sanitary matters did not develop until after she married Thomas F. Plunkett, who in 1869, had a very important role in the establishment of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, the first state board established in the U.S. Mrs. Plunkett became convinced that if the women of the country would inform themselves what sanitary reform was needed in housing and living, and see that it was put in practice, there would be a great saving and lengthening of lives. To promote that cause, she wrote many newspaper articles, and in 1885, published a valuable book, Women, Plumbers, and Doctors, containing practical directions for securing a healthful home. Though interrupted in her work by the necessity of helping her son, who had become totally blind, she at once resumed her writing and returned to subjects of sanitation, though at the same time producing other articles, educational, aesthetic, and political, for various magazines and journals.
Her great interest in the prevention and healing of diseases also brought her before the public, and she was probably most widely known in connection with the establishment and growth of a cottage hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, called the House of Mercy, started in 1874, and of which she was the president. It was the first one of its class to be supported by contributions from all religious denominations in the country.
Harriette Merrick Hodge was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, February 6, 1826. She was the daughter of Henry and Eliza Hodge. Harriette's siblings were Mary, Lester, Elizabeth, Lephe, and William.
She was a descendant of Rev. Samuel Hopkins of West Springfield, Rev. John Wareham of Windsor, Connecticut, and Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, Massachusetts.
Plunkett began her early education at Hopkins Academy, an endowed school, alternating her attendance in school with terms of teaching in the district schools in her own and adjoining towns. This continued until 1845 when she became a pupil of the Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She graduated in 1846, being one of the first class who received diplomas.
She taught in the Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute a year.
On October 7, 1847, she married Thomas Fitzpatrick Plunkett (1804–1875). He was prominent in politics and served first in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, then later in the Massachusetts Senate. The couple had five children: Harriet, Helen, Lyman, Edward, and Margaret.
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