EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1800; EVANGELINE BOOTH P/57

                                                                                                                                                                               

In this post I will continue to focus on a woman named Evangeline Booth. She lived from 1865 - 1950. Under Evangeline's leadership, the American Salvation Army expanded its already far-reaching social services. 

She established hospitals for unwed mothers, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, services for the unemployed, homes for the aging adults, and prison work. Evangeline Residences were opened to provide homes for working women.

After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, disaster relief became part of the Salvation Army's services. The disasters services expanded during World War I to include the Army's famous canteens featuring "doughnuts for doughboys". For the Salvation Army's work during the war, Evangeline was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1919.