Ruth E. Fizdale (1908- 1994) – Social Worker, Administrator and Counselor by Helen Rehr   As administrator of the Arthur Lehman Counseling Services in New York City, Ruth Fizdale developed a new kind of social agency—a not-for-profit, fee-for-service agency for a private clientele. That program lifted the aura of charity from social work services. Fizdale…

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937):  Social Worker, Women’s Advocate, World Famous American Aviation Pioneer By Dr. Julie Miller-Cribbs and Julianne N. Mains, University of Oklahoma Tulsa Campus   Introduction: In the early 1900s, increasingly more women were obtaining their college degrees. Despite this increase, career choices for these newly educated women were quite limited. Most of these…

Arthur Dunham (1893-1980) – Community Organizer, Social Welfare Administrator, Pacifist and Federal Prisoner During WW I   Introduction: Arthur Dunham (1893-1980) was a social welfare administrator, pioneer community organizer, and educator. He worked in a number of neighborhood centers and social work agencies in St. Louis, Philadelphia and Newton, MA; served on the staff of…

  Karl de Schweinitz (1887-1975) —  Social Welfare Administrator, Educator and Historian   Editor’s Note:  At the end of the biography are two documents that enhance the career and significance of Karl de Schweinitz’s contribution to social work and social welfare. The first is a list of presentations  and selected publications. Next is a document titled: Biographical…

Grace Coyle (1892-1962) — Settlement Worker, Teacher, Leader in Developing Scientific Approach to Social Group Work   Introduction: Grace Coyle received her bachelor’s degree in 1914 from Wells Lake College, a certificate from the New York School of Philanthropy in 1915, and she earned a master’s degree in economics in 1928 and a doctoral degree…