abstract:Moses Brown (September 23, 1738 – September 6, 1836) was a co-founder of Brown University and a New England abolitionist and industrialist, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution, including Slater Mill.
After attending MosesBrown, a prestigious Quaker school, on scholarship, Gallagher went to Oberlin College, where she took her first art class, in printmaking.