Denison House was a woman-run settlement house in Boston's old South Cove neighborhood. Founded in 1892 by the College Settlements Association, it provided a variety of social and educational services
Illustration from the Denison House Annual Report for the Year Ending October 1st, 1913
Circolo Italo-Americano, an Italian-American group, held cultural events at Denison House.
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviator and aviation pioneer who became one of the most celebrated figures of early flight.
Denison House (Boston)
…Several notable women worked there, including Nobel Prize winner Emily Greene Balch, labor organizer Mary Kenney O'Sullivan, and pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. The original site at 93 Tyler Street is a stop on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Denison House was established in 1892, donated by Cornelia Warren…
Earhart beneath the nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, March 1937 in Oakland, California, before departing on her final round-the-world attempt prior to her disappearance
Amelia Earhart's birthplace
Amelia Earhart as a child
Amelia Earhart in evening clothes