Rosemary Cottage, Eliot, ca. 1888
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Eliot Baha'i Archives
A Fresh Air movement sprang up in the 1870s, stressing health and morals and responding to changing social and economic realities in America. It spawned a number of camps that served underprivileged children, health-conscious adults, and many groups in between.
Hannah Shapleigh Farmer, a philanthropist and feminist, wanted unwed mothers and their children to escape from inner-city life and enjoy a healthy summer in Maine. In the 1880s, she opened Rosemary Cottage in Eliot for the women and their children.
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