# Louisa Sharpe Metcalf

> Louisa Dexter Sharpe Metcalf (1866-1959) was a Providence, Rhode Island, philanthropist. She was a member of the Sharpe family associated with the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, and her husband was United States Senator Jesse H. Metcalf. She supported cultural, educational, and civic institutions in Rhode Island, helped establish a neighborhood center in northern Providence, contributed to relief efforts during and after World War I, and later donated the former Metcalf estate to create Wanskuck Park in Providence.

*American philanthropist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/louisa-sharpe-metcalf

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1866-08-04
- **Died:** 1959-10-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Louisa Dexter Sharpe Metcalf (1866-1959) was a Providence, Rhode Island, philanthropist. She was a member of the Sharpe family associated with the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, and her husband was United States Senator Jesse H. Metcalf. She supported cultural, educational, and civic institutions in Rhode Island, helped establish a neighborhood center in northern Providence, contributed to relief efforts during and after World War I, and later donated the former Metcalf estate to create Wanskuck Park in Providence.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 31.5

## Sources
- [Louisa Sharpe Metcalf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Sharpe_Metcalf)
- [لوئیسا شارپ میٹکالف](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BE_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%B9%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139856052)

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