Smith, Sarah Emily Rozet (1839-1903)

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Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 15, 1901

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 16, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 24, 1902

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, April 3, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 6, 1902

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, April 6, 1902

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, ca, April 6, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 8, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 11, 1902

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, April 11, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 16, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 3, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 19, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 26, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 30, 1902

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 18, 1903

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, March 31, 1903

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, April 2, 1903

Jane Addams to Lillian Wald, May 19, 1903

Mary Rozet Smith to Lillian D. Wald, March 2, 1904

Tribute to Sarah Rozet Smith, March 27, 1904

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Birth Date

1839-01-28

Death Date

1903-03-26

Birthplace

Philadelphia, PA

Biographical Text

Sarah Rozet, mother of Mary Rozet Smith, was a Philadelphia socialite and philanthropist. Through Mary Rozet Smith, the Smiths became significant supporters of Jane Addams and Hull-House, accompanying her on trips and donating time and money to Hull-House. Sarah Smith was primarily concerned with the Hull-House nursery, education, and training classes. After her death in 1903, Mary Rozet Smith donated an organ to Hull-House's music school in her name.

Rozet married Charles Mather Smith. They had three children: Mary Rozet Smith, Francis Drexel Smith, and Charles Frederick Smith

Occupation

Philanthropist

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People

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1902

Bibliography and Links

"Mrs. Charles Mather Smith," Chicago Tribune, Mar. 27, 1903, p. 7.

Addams, Jane. The Excellent Becomes the Permanent. New York: Macmillan, 1932. Print. Pg. 27-36

Grace Mather-Smith, My Darlings: A Memoir (New York: Hamilton Books, 2019), 144.

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“Smith, Sarah Emily Rozet (1839-1903),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/199.