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The School of Fashion Design 136 Newbury Street The School of Fashion Design was founded in 1934 by Carolyn L. Dewing and Donald Smith-Fedey as the Modern School of Applied Art. In 1936, Dorchester native Isobel Silnesi joined the faculty and was instrumental in adding fashion design to the curriculum. Serving as co-director from 1952 until her death in 1997, Silnesi led the school in developing its curriculum to focus entirely on fashion design. |
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BB17: Katherine Gibbs School 126 Newbury Street Katharine Gibbs founded her first business school for women in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1911. She opened a Boston branch six years later. Originally designed to train young women in the new careers in office work that opened up to skilled women at the beginning of the 20th century, the school is now coeducational and offers courses in business administration, accounting, hotel management, paralegal services, and computer science. |
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BB18: Junior League of Boston 117 Newbury Street  Boston's
Junior League, established in 1907, is the second oldest Junior League
in the country. Growing out of the 19th century sewing circle tradition,
the league was first known as "The Sewing Circle League." Originally membership
was by invitation only among the debutantes of the season. The league
soon became interested in the social and industrial problems of the city
and changed its name to the Junior League of Boston in 1916. The current
Boston League has more than 1,500 members who contribute more than 30,000
hours each year in community service programs. They welcome as members
all women who are committed to volunteerism. The League focuses a significant
part of its programming on the positive development of adolescent girls
and works in collaboration with several organizations with similar goals. |
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