Social Welfare History Project Organizations Page 37

Lathrop, Julia Clifford

Julia Clifford Lathrop (1858-1932): First Chief of the Children’s Bureau and Advocate for Enactment of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act of 1921

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

Halbert, Leroy Allen

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

Dunn, Loula Friend

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.

Commons, John R.

John R. Commons (1862-1945) – Economist, Progressive, Labor Advocate, Professor and Author

Young Womens Christian Association

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.

Young Mens Christian Association

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.

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

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.

Virginia State Federation Of Colored Womens Clubs

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,…