Minnie C. Carpenter (b. Chamberlain) (1868-1958) was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and died in Providence, Rhode Island. She was educated at Norwich Free Academy. She married Gilbert C. (Gilbert Congdon) Carpenter (1869-) in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1893, and they moved to Providence. Carpenter was a supporter of woman suffrage. In 1914 she chaired a subcommittee for the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage Association, and she was active in the patronage, organization, and planning of fundraising events for the organization. In 1915 the association merged with others and became the Rhode Island Equal Suffrage Association; Carpenter served as auditor through 1918. In 1919 she was named an honorary vice president. She served as the secretary of the Republican City Committee of Providence in 1920, and throughout the decade she was an active member of the United League of Women Voters. She co-founded the Rhode Island Girl Scouts in 1919, served as its first state commissioner, and remained active in the organization for several decades. She also co-founded the Elizabeth Beeckman Emergency Fund Inc. which worked to help the poor. Carpenter served as president of the Providence Animal Rescue League for many years, was a member of board of governors for the English-Speaking Union, and was a director for the Rhode Island Consumers' League. She served as president in the Chopin, Chaminade and Handicraft Clubs, and held membership in the Dante Alighieri Society and the Providence Musical Association.
The Carpenters were members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Providence, Rhode Island, and joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1896. Their son, Gilbert C. (Gilbert Congdon) Carpenter (1896-), would later do so on May 31, 1918. Carpenter's husband served as a secretary in Mary Baker Eddy's Pleasant View home in Concord, New Hampshire, from April 1905 to April 1906, and Carpenter joined him there for a week, serving as Eddy's maid. Carpenter was listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal as a Christian Science practitioner in Providence from 1902 to 1911.
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Minnie C. Carpenter (b. Chamberlain) (1868-1958) was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and died in Providence, Rhode Island. She was educated at Norwich Free Academy. She married Gilbert C. (Gilbert Congdon) Carpenter (1869-) in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1893, and they moved to Providence. Carpenter was a supporter of woman suffrage. In 1914 she chaired a subcommittee for the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage Association, and she was active in the patronage, organization, and planning of fundraising events for the organization. In 1915 the association merged with others and became the Rhode Island Equal Suffrage Association; Carpenter served as auditor through 1918. In 1919 she was named an honorary vice president. She served as the secretary of the Republican City Committee of Providence in 1920, and throughout the decade she was an active member of the United League of Women Voters. She co-founded the Rhode Island Girl Scouts in 1919, served as its first state commissioner, and remained active in the organization for several decades. She also co-founded the Elizabeth Beeckman Emergency Fund Inc. which worked to help the poor. Carpenter served as president of the Providence Animal Rescue League for many years, was a member of board of governors for the English-Speaking Union, and was a director for the Rhode Island Consumers' League. She served as president in the Chopin, Chaminade and Handicraft Clubs, and held membership in the Dante Alighieri Society and the Providence Musical Association.
The Carpenters were members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Providence, Rhode Island, and joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1896. Their son, Gilbert C. (Gilbert Congdon) Carpenter (1896-), would later do so on May 31, 1918. Carpenter's husband served as a secretary in Mary Baker Eddy's Pleasant View home in Concord, New Hampshire, from April 1905 to April 1906, and Carpenter joined him there for a week, serving as Eddy's maid. Carpenter was listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal as a Christian Science practitioner in Providence from 1902 to 1911.
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