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Harriet Anne Boomer (Mills)(1835-1921)(death).

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Boomer, Harriet Anne.
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Harriet Anne Boomer (Mills)(1835-1921)(death).

- one of the founders of London Local Council of

Women (1893).

- instrumental in founding the Women's Auxiliary

(Anglican) in London

- instrumental in starting the Victorian Order of

Nurses in London

- Education: first woman on the school board;

instrumental in introducing domestic science and manual

training into the local school curriculum

- known as "Dean of Women"

- died- March 1, 1921

- "Mrs. H. A. Boomer passes to reward."

London Free Press, March 1, 1921, pp.1,9

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