Women's missionary societies

With the same object, "Cent Societies” among women, were active until 1815, when Maternal Associations were established throughout the churches and flourished until about 1842.

The missionary society of 1799 emerged into the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, early in whose history it began its efforts to reach foreign women through the labors of single women.

Its object, "To aid in sending the gospel to the wilds of western New York and Pennsylvania".

Other societies of like character followed, and for a number of years, were independent of any general organization.

[4] Coincidentally or providentially, the necessities of the American Civil War called forth their sympathy, fortitude and endurance.