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In 1949 Russell Sage College for women in Troy, NY, opened a coeducational Albany Division. Intended to serve the large number of veterans returning from World War II, state government workers, and others seeking an education related to workplace needs, the Albany Division offered associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in an evening schedule to an audience of working adults.
In 1929 she became the leader of the Charity Organization Division of the Russel Sage Foundation in New York, a position she held until 1945. She was an advocate of professional training and standards in her field, as well as scientific research and administration.
A folk healer is an unlicensed person who practices the art of healing using traditional practices, herbal remedies, and the power of suggestion.The term "folk" was traditionally associated with medical and healing practices that weren't explicitly approved by the dominant religious institution.
She also worked on projects to address tuberculosis and blindness. In 1907 she was appointed one of the original trustees of the Russell Sage Foundation , founded by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage . [5]
Col. Yale Sage was also a cousin of Congressman Russell Sage, husband of philanthropist Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage of the Russell Sage Foundation. [7] Congressman Sage was a railroad magnate, business partner of robber barron Jay Gould during the Gilded Age , and among the richest men in the United States at the time, leaving a fortune of 70 ...
Through Kellas' efforts, Russell Sage became an independently chartered educational institution in 1927. Kellas retired as Dean and President of Russell Sage College in 1928 and devoted her services entirely to Emma Willard School. She retired from Emma Willard School in 1942. Kellas died in 1943 in Troy and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Russell Sage Foundation; In an opinion piece, Furstenberg explores the value of marriage and suggests that government policies should focus on creating economic and social conditions, such as child care subsidies, paid parental leaves, and cheaper health insurance, that will support marriage for low-income families.
The First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, formerly known as the Russell Sage Memorial Church, is a historic Presbyterian church in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was commissioned by Olivia Slocum Sage as a memorial to her late husband, Russell Sage (1816–1906), as they used to summer in the area.