Image of the Ione R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers
This file appears in: M Street High School Tour: Iona R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers
This file appears in: M Street High School Tour: Iona R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers
M Street High School Tour: Iona R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers
Dr. Iona Rollin Whipper (1872-1953), whose home and office was at 511 Florida Avenue NW, assisted girls through their pregnancies and afterwards with infant health care. She soon enlisted seven women friends among her AME St. Luke’s Church members…