Louise DeKoven Bowen, American philanthropist and activist (born 1859)

Louise DeKoven Bowen

American philanthropist and activist (1859–1953)

Louise DeKoven Bowen was an American philanthropist, civic leader, social reformer, and suffragist. She was born to a wealthy family and raised with a strong sense of noblesse oblige. She made substantial financial donations to numerous organizations, raised funds from her…