Frances Bagley (Newbury)

Frances was the founder and president of the Women’s Hospital in Detroit, MI.

She was involved in the Detroit Industrial School.

Frances and her sister Mary Newbury Adams were both members of the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Frances was this orgainzation's Vice-President. The Chicago History Museum has an archive of documents concerning the activities of the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

Mrs. J.J. Bagley appears in a chronological record of Swami Vivekananda in the West was compiled and edited by Terrance Hohner and Carolyn Kenny (Amala) of the Vedanta Society of Portland. This is a day-by-day record of the life of Swami Vivekananda—his activites, as well as the people he met—from July 1893 to December 1900. Downloaded in 2009 from http://www.vedanta.org/rko/vivekananda/chronology.pdf

The record shows that Swami Vivekananda resided at Mrs. J.J. Bagley's house in Detroit from Feb 13-22, 1894.

"Feb 13 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Arrived in Detroit at 1am. Met by Bagley's son, Paul. Honored at a reception at the Bagleys' home. Attended by all religious denominations, and the socialite —about 200 in all.

Feb 14 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Eve: Lecture at Unitarian Church under auspices of Unity Club – MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF INDIA. Mrs. George Hale Introduced by Bishop Ninde, a Methodist Episcopalian. Christine Greenstidel and Mrs. Mary Funke attended the lecture.

Feb 15 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Eve: Lecture at Unitarian Church under auspices of Unity Club – HINDU PHILOSOPHY. Attended a tea given by Mrs. Bagley at her home.

Feb 16 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Honored at elaborate reception at home of Charles Freer Home located on Ferry Ave. Charles Freer, an industrialist, entertained him at the Witenagamote club

Feb 17 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Eve: Lecture at Unitarian Church under auspices of Unity Club – DIVINITY OF MAN. Honored at small reception and supper by Charles Freer.

Feb 18 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Swami Ramakrishnananda Attended the church service of Rev. Reed Stuart where Rev. Stuart lectured on “The Gate Opening Towards The East.” Supported by Rev. Stuart, Unitarian, and Rabbi Grossman. The Rabbi lectured on “What Vivekananda Has Taught Us.”

Feb 19 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys.

Feb 20 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Eve: Lecture at Unitarian Church – LOVE. Mrs. George Hale Met 9-yr-old year old Frances, granddaughter of Mrs. J. Bagley Frances Bagley, who later became Frances Bagley Wallace.

Feb 21 Detroit, MI, Washington Blvd J.J. Bagleys. Eve: Lecture at JJ Bagleys, Wash. Blvd, Detroit, MI – ANCIENT HINDU PHILOSOPHERS AND WHAT THEY TAUGHT. 128 attended including many ministers and businessmen.

Feb 22 Detroit, MI, Washington J.J. Bagleys. Attended farewell tea at J.J. Bagleys."

Among the people Swami Vivekananda met during this period were:

• Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, Chicago

• Sarah Bernhardt, actress

• Charles Eliot, Pres. of Harvard University

• Charles L. Freer, art collector and railroad industrialist

• Malvina Hoffman, sculptor

• Julia Ward Howe, author and songwriter, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

• William James, Prof. of Philosophy at Harvard U., and Author, “Varieties of Religious Experience”

• Lord Kelvin, electrical inventor

• Berthe Palmer, President, Board of Lady Managers of 1893 Columbian Exposition

• John D. Rockefeller, industrialist

• Auguste Rodin, sculptor

• George Santayana, Prof. of Philosophy, Harvard U.

• Nikola Tesla, electrical engineer, inventor

• Hermann Von Helmholtz, electrical engineer

• Victoria Woodhill (Mrs. Biddulph Martin), first woman to run for president. Ran with the Equal Rights Party.

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