Sarah Mower Requa

Sarah Mower Requa (1829–1922) was an American philanthropist and California pioneer involved with charity work. Her efforts began in the early history of Nevada with the founding of the small church at Gold Hill, and later at Oakland, California in the Old Ladies Home and in the Fabiola Hospital. During the Spanish–American War, when thousands of soldiers were arriving in San Francisco, she played an important part in feeding and clothing them, and through her efforts the Convalescent Home for sick soldiers returned from the Philippines was established.

Early life Sarah Jane Mower was born in Bangor, Maine,

Career San Francisco, California In San Francisco during the Vigilante days of 1851, Requa helped to make sashes for the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.

Becoming a widow in 1905, she personally managed one of the largest estates in California. During World War I, Requa was active in many forms of relief and patriotic work.

Her biographer, Amy Requa Russell, published My grandmother's story, Sarah Jane Mower in 1959.