Cornelia Foster Bradford (December 4, 1847 – January 15, 1935) was an American philanthropist and social reformer.

Her father was a Congregational minister and an abolitionist who assisted people escaping slavery on their way to Canada.

[3] Through Whittier House and the New Jersey Association of Neighborhood Workers, she established the city's first women's club, neighborhood watch, legal aid society, free kindergarten, and playground; the settlement house also offered a library, a medical dispensary, a kitchen, a gymnasium, classes, sports, performance space, and a summer camp.

[5] The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County also trace their origins to Bradford's work at Whittier House.

[12] A recent exhibit on New Jersey women's history at the Meadowlands Museum featured a display on Cornelia Foster Bradford.