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
Fred K. Hoehler (1893-1969) — Executive Director of the American Public Welfare Association, International Social Work
Continue Reading »By John E. Hansan, Ph.D. Leroy Allen Halbert (1875-1958) — Pioneer Social Worker, Director of the Nation’s First Department of Public Welfare, Advocate for the Unemployed, Social Reformer, and Author
Continue Reading »Miss Dunn played a key role in bringing together social welfare leaders from all over the country to help study and draft legislation establishing many federally funded social work welfare programs. She influenced many, and during her long career she maintained close associations with such public figures as Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Nelson Rockefeller.
Continue Reading »John R. Commons (1862-1945) – Economist, Progressive, Labor Advocate, Professor and Author
Continue Reading »Throughout its history, the YWCA has been in the forefront of most major movements in the United States as a pioneer in race relations, labor union representation, and the empowerment of women.
Continue Reading »The YMCA idea, which began among evangelicals, was unusual because it crossed the rigid lines that separated all the different churches and social classes in England in those days. This openness was a trait that would lead eventually to including in YMCA’s all men, women and children, regardless of race, religion or nationality. Also, its target of meeting social need in the community was dear from the start.
Continue Reading »The WCTU was a religious organization whose primary purpose was to combat the influence of alcohol on families and society. It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment.
Continue Reading »SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL FOR COLORED GIRLS PEAKE’S TURNOUT HANOVER COUNTY VIRGINIA FOUNDED BY The Virginia State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs 1917 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MRS. HENRY L. SCHMELZ, President, Hampton MRS. W. S. McNEILL, First Vice President, Richmond MRS. FRANK W. DARLING, Second Vice President, Hampton MRS. HARRIS BARRETT,…
Continue Reading »The residents of the Industrial School were, for the most part, delinquent or dependent colored girls sentenced to prison by local judges and then paroled to the school. There were no foster homes for colored girls who needed care and jail or prison was the only alternative. It is reported that several of the girls were “feeble minded” and a few arrived with contagious diseases…the goal of the school was to teach self-direction and character building with the expectation that… a girl could be “paroled” to a private family in the Richmond area and work for normal wages.
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