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She founded a Boston day shelter for women, then became a doctor. Decades later, she’s back to help

April 20, 2025 by Leo

Eileen Reilly and a friend started the Women’s Lunch Place day shelter in Back Bay more than 40 years ago. After a long career, she came back to the shelter as a psychiatrist to provide mental health care to women who are unhoused.

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