USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eliza Hamilton poured her energy into founding a free school and an orphanage in New York to help children in need. Eliza Hamilton poured her energy into founding a free school and an orphanage in New York to help children in need.

Detailed explanation-2: -Graham Windham was founded in 1806 when Isabella Graham, the President of the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, decided to take care of six orphans rather than placing them in the local almshouse where children were often forced to work for food and shelter.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1806, along with several other social activists in New York City, Eliza was one of the founders of the first private orphanage in the city, the New York Orphan Asylum Society.

Detailed explanation-4: -A RICH HISTORY OF OVER 216 YEARS Founded in New York City in 1806 by a group of dedicated forward-looking women, including Isabella Graham and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Graham Windham has been meeting the needs of New York City’s poorest, most vulnerable children for more than two centuries!