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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…

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Hamilton, Alice, M.D.

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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Guggenheimer, Elinor Coleman

Elinor Coleman Guggenheimer (April 11, 1912 — September 29,  2008) — Childrens Advocate, Founder of the Day Care Council of New York and Co-Founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus Elinor Coleman Guggenheimer was born in New York City on April 11, 1912.  A public official and civic worker, Elinor Guggenheimer was educated at Vassar…

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Ginsberg, Sadie Dashew

Sadie Dashew Ginsberg (1901–1993):  Child Welfare Advocate, Early Childhood Education Teacher and Founder of the Childrens Guild in Baltimore, MD Sadie Dashew Ginsberg was born in East Baltimore in 1901 and reared on Gay Street, the daughter of Russian immigrant parents, Jacob Dashew and Eve Chircus, who came to the city in the late 1890s…

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Frankfurter, Felix

Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) – Progressive, Adviser to Presidents and Associate Justice on the Supreme Court   Introduction: Felix Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1882. When he was twelve years old, his family emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. Frankfurter was graduated from the College of the…

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Flanagan, Father Edward J.

Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886 – 1948): Catholic Priest and Founder of Boys Town, Omaha, NE   His Youth: Edward Flanagan was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on July 13, 1886. He was the eighth child in a family of eleven children; and he was frail from birth. In a biography published by the “Father…

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Dix, Dorthea Lynde

Miss Dorothea Dix (1802 – 1887): Teacher, Nurse, Social Reformer and Advocate for the Mentally Ill by Dr. Graham Warder, Keene State College Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802 in the frontier town of Hampden, Maine. Her father was poor, a drifter, and probably an alcoholic. He was also a Methodist minister and…

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Coxey, Jacob S.

  Jacob S. Coxey (1854 – 1951) — Businessman, Politician, Advocate for the Unemployed and Organizer of Coxey’s Army March to Washington, D.C. Beginning Easter Sunday, March 25, 1894   Jacob Sechler Coxey was born on April 16, 1854, in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He received his education in the Danville, Pennsylvania, public schools, before dropping out…

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Cohen, Wilbur J.: Correspondence

…I have not answered your telegram of July 31 because I have very uncertain as to the general direction our work will take and the staff we will need. The time element is so short that we can not engage in any extensive research work…

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