1834The Gloucester Female Charitable Association was organized.People and Communities, Local Organizations, Women's History

The constitution stated that “the object of this society shall be to improve ourselves and benefit others. Any lady who has passed her 15th birthday may become a member…At each meeting, it shall be the duty of the members to be industriously engaged for the benefit of the association. It shall be the duty of the directors to visit the destitute and obtain all possible information with regard to objects of charity.” Similar to the Female Reading Society, which operated from 1812 to about 1823, the Gloucester Female Charitable Association gave out cloth and garments to those in need.