Social Welfare History Project People Page 27

Konopka, Gisela

Gisela Konopka (1910 – 2003) — Social Group Worker, Researcher, Educator and Author by Rhoda G. Lewin January 21, 2011 Gisela Konopka’s outstanding career in youth and adolescent services, social work, education and history is reflected in her litany: “All my life I have been fighting for justice, and for respect for all people….

Kennedy, Albert J.

Albert J. Kennedy (1879-1968) — Settlement House Pioneer, Researcher, Author and Community Advocate Introduction: Albert Joseph Kennedy was a pioneer in the U. S. settlement house movement. He was associated with settlement house work and the National Federation of Settlements for nearly sixty years. The social settlement movement was based on the idea that those…

Kellogg, Paul Underwood

Paul U. Kellogg (1879-1958) — Journalist, Editor, and Social Reformer Introduction: Paul Underwood Kellogg, was born September 30, 1879, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Frank Israel and Mary Foster Underwood Kellogg. He was educated in Kalamazoo schools and took special courses at Columbia University, 1901-06, and with the philanthropic education committee of the…

Kelly, James R.

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…

Johnson, Cernoria M.

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.

Insley, Virginia

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…

Hopkins, Harry Lloyd

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

Hoey, Jane M.

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…

Hillman, Arthur J.

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…