James R. Kelly (1934-2002 ) – U.S. Veterans Administration, Advocate for Community Based Care for Veterans James R. Kelly’s pioneering work in the development and administration of the U.S. Veterans Administration Extended Care Programs has basically shaped the modalities of long-term care now available to veterans across the country. As Chief, Community Care Programs…
Continue Reading »Cernoria Johnson was the director of the Washington office of the National Urban League from the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s where she was a close colleague of Whitney Young. During her years with the Urban League, she was involved with the development and passage of the Great Society legislation and she served on the first advisory committee to the Medicaid Program enacted in 1965.
Continue Reading »Virginia Insley (1912-2003) — Social Worker and Chief, Maternal and Child Health Services, U.S. Children’s Bureau Virginia Insley is known for her steadfast promotion of high standards in social work education and practice in maternal and child health programs. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, Seattle and her master of social…
Continue Reading »Written by Dr. June Hopkins, Associate Professor, History Dept., Armstrong Atlantic State University. Harry L. Hopkins (1890-1946) — Social Worker, Architect of the New Deal, Public Administrator and Confidant of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jane M. Hoey (1892-1968) — Social Worker, Welfare Administrator, Government Official Introduction: Jane Hoey was a social worker, a welfare administrator and a government official. Her most significant contribution was as the Director of the Bureau of Public Assistance and later the Bureau of Family Services within the U.S. Social Security Administration. She was…
Continue Reading »Fred K. Hoehler (1893-1969) — Executive Director of the American Public Welfare Association, International Social Work
Continue Reading »Arthur J. Hillman ( 1909- 1985): Sociologist, Educator and Director of the Training Center of the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers Introduction: Professor Arthur Hillman spent his career studying and developing the fields of urban planning, urban renewal, social work, and urban sociology. In 1960 he was selected to direct the National Federation…
Continue Reading »Dr. Height held many positions in government and social service organizations, but she is best known for her leadership roles in the Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA), and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).
Continue Reading »Marion Hathway (1895-1955) — Social worker and Educator. Marion Hathway was born in North Tonawanda, New York, July 31, 1895, the daughter of William W. and Alice R. Hathway. Her family later moved to Denver where she graduated from the Denver High School East Side with the class of 1911. She then went to…
Continue Reading »Alice Hamilton, M.D. (1869–1970) — Physician, Pioneer in the Field of Toxicology and Occupational Illness, Social Reformer, Peace Activist and Resident of Hull House Introduction: Dr. Alice Hamilton was a leading expert in the field of occupational health. She was a pioneer in the field of toxicology, studying occupational illnesses and the dangerous effects of…
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