White, Mrs. Eva Whiting.
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White, Mrs. Eva Whiting.
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White, Mrs. Eva Whiting.
White, Mrs. Eva Whiting
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White, Mrs. Eva Whiting
White, Eva Whiting, 1885-1974
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Eva Whiting
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1885-1974
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Eva Whiting was born in Webster, Mass., in 1880, daughter of Frederick Herbert and Marie Emma (Le Roy) Whiting. In 1902 she married Wesley Dunn Allen White. Having earned the first B.S. in social work from Simmons College in 1907, she pursued graduate studies in social work at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University.
Whiting was Headworker at Elizabeth Peabody House (EPH), 1909-1944; professor of social economy at Simmons College, 1922-1950; non-resident lecturer at Bryn Mawr College, 1917- 29; member of the Boston Board of Public Welfare, 1925-1947; director of the Americanization and Immigration Division of the Massachusetts Board of Education, 1927-1950; and president of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, 1929-1952. She was also active in other city, state, and federal government agencies concerned with health, education, and immigration.
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Adult education
Amateur theater
Amateur theater
Career education
Community organization
Housing
Housing
Occupational training
Public health
Public health
Public welfare
Public welfare
Social settlements
Social settlements
Social service
Social service
Social work education
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Social work with immigrants
Social work with immigrants
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World War, 1939-1945
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Webster
MA, US
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