Grace Hoadley Dodge

Grace Hoadley Dodge

Grace Hoadley Dodge (May 21, 1856 - December 27, 1914) was an American philanthropist. She was the great-granddaughter of David Low Dodge, and granddaughter of William E. Dodge. Grace Dodge donated about $1.5 million and many years of service to philanthropic work. She was instrumental in forming the Kitchen Garden Association, which became the Industrial Education Association. She was the main source of funds for the New York College for the Training of Teachers, which became Teachers College, and subsequently a school of Columbia University. Dodge helped to organize a society for working women that evolved into the Association of Working Girls' Societies. She negotiated the merger of two opposing young women's groups into the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of the United States. She also organized the New York Travelers' Aid Society to protect migrants and immigrant women. She was a leader in the organization of the National Travelers' Aid Society, and she was a major force in the foundation of the international Travelers' Aid movement. The Grace H. Dodge Vocational High School, named in her honor, is located in the Bronx, New York.

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