Case Number: 3077.1

Circumstances

Date of Offense	January 8, 1918
Date of Death	January 8, 1918
Address	1428 e. 67th pl.
Type of Location	Residence
Type of Death	Accident
Description	Illegal abortion
Total Number of Victims	1
Type of Accident	Death from abortion
Type of Residence	Residence (Don't know whose)

Victim

Name	balch, margaret marie
Age	20 years
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo

Defendant

Police

Precinct	12
Allegations of Police Corruption	No

Legal

Charges Against Defendant	No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded	None
Allegations of Police Corruption	No
Number of Times Case Stricken Off	1

Florence Kelley in Chicago, 1891-1899

Florence Kelley was the first woman factory inspector in the United States. A resident of Hull House, and a reformer – who refused to be associated with any political party–Florence Kelley lived in Chicago from 1891 until 1899, leading and participating in a variety of projects. Visit our companion site...