Elizabeth Power founded the Free Home for Consumptives (FHC) on land that is now the cul-de-sac Fernald Terrace and was its long-time president. The FHC provided care to people with tuberculosis regardless of means, nationality, race, or religion. Elizabeth’s obituary noted that in addition to being the former president of the FHC, she was appointed a trustee of the newly-established City Consumptive Hospital but resigned after only a few months because she felt that she could not do justice to both institutions. Pope Pius X conferred a blessing on Elizabeth in recognition of her devotion to the poor who suffered from consumption.
