Taylor, Lea Demarest, 1883-1975.
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Taylor, Lea Demarest, 1883-1975.
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Taylor, Lea Demarest, 1883-1975.
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Lea Demarest Taylor was Head Resident of the Chicago Commons settlement house and daughter of its founder, Graham Taylor. Lea Taylor grew up at Chicago Commons and was a full resident from the age of 16. She was president of the Chicago Federation of Settlements from 1930 to 1934 and again from 1950 to 1952. She was a member of the Women's Trade Union League and chair of the Cotton Dress Industry Wage Board, which created minimum wage legislation for the female-dominated industry. She served as Head Resident of Chicago Commons from 1921 until 1954 and oversaw the neighborhood's WWI Draft Board, public relief efforts during the Depression and the integration of African Americans into the neighborhood.
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Child care services
Discrimination in housing
Juvenile delinquency
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Social settlements
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