Guardian Society & Home For The Friendless (No Relationship to Hillary) - New York 1857

Beautifully engraved certificate from the American Female Guardian Society & Home For The Friendless issued in 1857. This historic document was printed by J. Bien, New York and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Home for the Friendless and the Cahpel and School Rooms. This item is hand signed by the Society's Treasurer and is over 51 years old. This is the first time we have had this for sale.


Certificate Vignette

The American Female Guardian Society & Home For The Friendless emerged in 1839 out of the New York Female Moral Reform Society and organized women to reform sexual mores and behavior. The organization published the Advocate of Moral Reform and sought to reform prostitutes and provide them training and occupational options. The group attacked the sexual double standard by exposing men who seduced women or frequented brothels. The Society was one of the leading organizations within the Female Moral Reform Movement. In 1849 it was charted by the New York state legislature as the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless and continues in existence.