Smith, Hilda Worthington
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Smith, Hilda Worthington
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Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888-
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Smith, Hilda W.
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Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888-1984.
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Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888-1984.
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Hilda Worthington Smith (1888-1984) was a specialist in workers' education and wrote numerous papers on the topic throughout her life. Smith was the first director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry and also founded the Affiliated School for Workers, Inc.
A pioneer in workers' education (Bryn Mawr, B.A., 1910, M.A., 1911 and the New York School of Philanthropy), Smith was the first director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (1921-1933), a founder of the Affiliated Schools for Workers, Inc., in 1927, and affiliated with numerous government and labor organizations including the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Workers' Service Program of WPA, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and during the late 1940s the National Committee for the Extension of Labor Education.
Educator, social worker.
Miss Smith (d. 1984) held many positions including Dean at Bryn Mawr College, Director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, and government official with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Public Housing Administration, and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Smith founded the Vineyard Shore Workers' School at her family's summer home at West Park, N.Y. in Ulster County for the education of working women. The name was changed to Hudson Shore Labor School and it included men eventually. When financing became difficult, the program was eventually turned over to Rutgers University and their workers education program.
The Affiliated Schools for Workers was founded in 1927 in New York City to provided education for workers. In 1940 the name was changed to American Labor Education Service.
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Chatham Four Corners (N.Y.)
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