Sybil brand philanthropist meaning
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Sybil Brand
American human rights activist
This article is about the activist.
Sybil brand philanthropist meaning
For the Los Angeles County jail facility named for her, see Sybil Brand Institute.
Sybil Brand (née Morris; May 8, c. 1899 – February 17, 2004)[3][a] was an American philanthropist and activist, best known locally for her work in improving jail conditions for women in Los Angeles.
She was the namesake of the Sybil Brand Institute (SBI), a women's jail in Los Angeles County. SBI was closed after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.[1]
Early life
Sybil Morris was born in Chicago, Illinois[7] to Jewish immigrant parents Abraham "A.W." Morris (c. 1877–1951)[8] and Hattie Morris (c. 1883–1969)[9] sometime between 1899 and 1903, with some of her friends favoring the earliest year.[1][a][10][full citation needed]
Her father, a stockbroker, relocated the family to Los Angeles when