De Bey, Cornelia Bernarda (1865-1948) Also known as: Dr. Cornelia de Bey

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Chicago Stockyard Strike (1904)

Comments on the Teamsters' Strike, May 1, 1905 (excerpt)

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, August 20, 1905

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, August 25, 1905

Eleanor Morrison Mahany to Jane Addams, December 10, 1906

Club Women Urged to Visit Factories, Chicago Inter Ocean, November 16, 1902, p. 7..jpg

Speech to the Cook County League of Women's Clubs, November 15, 1902 (excerpts)

Announcement of the Eighteenth Annual Competition for the Victor F. Lawson Medals, March 26, 1906

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Birth Date

1865-05-26

Death Date

1948-04-03

Birthplace

Groningen, the Netherlands

Biographical Text

Cornelia De Bey immigrated from Holland to the U.S. in 1868. She became involved with the Kershaw School in Chicago in 1906 when there were reports of poor janitor service in the school. De Bey was appointed to the Vacation School Committee of the Chicago Board of Education in 1905. She was a member of the Woman's City Club of Chicago. De Bey died in 1948.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1906

Bibliography and Links

Schultz, Rima Lunin, and Adele Haste, eds. 2001. Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 214-216.

Directory and Register of Women's Clubs: City of Chicago and Vicinity, 1914

Proceedings of Chicago Board of Education, July 12, 1905 to June 20, 1906

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“De Bey, Cornelia Bernarda (1865-1948),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 28, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/560.