The Magdalen Society of Philadelphia was a separate charitable association established in 1800 to obtain prostitutes and other "hung" women.
Explanation:
- This was the first organization in the U.S that attempted to protect and redeem delinquent ladies.
- Several local priests and residents affiliated with Quaker, Episcopal and Presbyterian denominations joined to make the Society.
- Bishop William White, the nation's highest-ranking Episcopal bishop, was the initial president of the Society, which properly incorporated in 1802.
- The association was based on Hospitals of Magdalen in Ireland and England, which were described for Mary Magdalene.
