Eva French LeFevre (October 20, 1851 – June 13, 1948) was a prominent philanthropist and the president of the Denver Orphan's Home. The LeFevres were some of the first pioneers of Denver.[1]
LeFevre was active in civic work involving children and education. She was president of the Denver Orphan's Home, secretary of the Wolcott School for Girls,[2]
benefactor of the Florence Crittendon Home for Girls[4] and supporter of the Children's Hospital.[4]
She was the original founder of the Charity Organization Society, one of the first charity movements in the country,[4] on the first board of the St. Luke's Hospital and was an active member of the Ladies' Relief Society, an early Denver charity.[4] She was on the board of directors of the Young Women's Christian Association and the oldest member of the Community Chest, which later became the United Way of America.[4]
LeFebvre was director of Art Association[2] and a benefactor of the Denver Art Museum.[4] She was president of the Denver Branch of the American Association of University Women[2] and a member of a number of clubs, including the Denver Women's Club, the Women's Press Club,[4] the Denver Country Club and the Monday Literary Club.[2]
On June 28, 1871,[4] she married Owen Edgar LeFevre (1848-1921), a prominent judge in Denver until 1901,[5] and had one daughter, Eva Frederiece LeFevre Bellamy (b. 1884).[2] She moved to Colorado in 1873 and lived at 1311 York St., Denver, Colorado.[4]
Owen E. LeFevre died in 1921, and Eva LeFevre lived at the Owen E. LeFevre House for the rest of her life.[5] She died on June 13, 1948, and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.[6]Шаблон:Better source
