▁namely ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁class , ▁household ▁and ▁other ▁domestic ▁respons ib ilities ▁do ▁not ▁offer ▁the ▁female ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁a ▁sufficient ▁ar ena ▁for ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁their ▁energ ies ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Am al ienst ift , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁children ' s ▁hospital ▁and ▁a ▁poor house . ▁She ▁stated ▁her ▁goal ▁as : ▁" To ▁me , ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁important ▁were ▁the ▁benefits ▁which ▁[ work ▁with ▁the ▁poor ] ▁seemed ▁to ▁promise ▁for ▁those ▁of ▁my ▁sister s ▁who ▁would ▁join ▁me ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁char ity . ▁The ▁higher ▁interest ▁of ▁my ▁sex ▁were ▁close ▁to ▁my ▁heart ". ▁Her ▁organization ▁inspired ▁others ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁nature ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁six teen ▁years ▁ 4 5 ▁soci eties ▁were ▁established ▁affili ated ▁with ▁S ieve king ' s . ▁These ▁soci eties ▁provided ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁women ▁of ▁higher ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁society ▁to ▁help ▁in ▁dia con al ▁work ▁without ▁being ▁designated ▁as ▁de acon esses . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁S ieve king ▁had ▁decl ined ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁offered ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁Past or ▁F lied ner ▁of ▁Kais ers wer th . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁The odor ▁F lied ner ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁S ieve king ▁when ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁Protest ant ▁hospital ▁in