Which religious order for women did St. Francis of Assisi help establish?

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Bonaventura Berlinghieri: St. Francis and Scenes from His Life — St. Francis of Assisi *St. Francis and Scenes from His Life*, tempera on panel by Bonaventura Berlinghieri, 1235; in the Church of San Francesco, Pescia, Italy.

St. Francis of Assisi cofounded the Poor Clares, a religious order for women, in 1212 alongside St. Clare of Assisi.31

St. Francis provided St. Clare with a religious habit and established the community at the church of San Damiano, where she was joined by other women from Assisi. The Poor Clares are considered the second of the three Franciscan orders and are known for their devotion to prayer, penance, and a life of austerity.123