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Jack and Jill of America Foundation

Jack and Jill of America Foundation is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 1993.

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1993 · 1605 Christian St., Philadelphia

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Founded 1938 by Marion Turner Stubbs, Lela Jones, and nine other African-American mothers of middle-class families to provide activities for their children despite racial segregation. The local chapter - first in the U.S. - formerly met here.

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