Wise, Pearl Katz, 1901?-
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The first woman to be elected to the Cambridge (Mass.) City Council (1955-1963), Wise (1901?-1999) was especially committed to assuring strong neighborhood participation in urban planning. She was active in community affairs, serving as president of the League of Women Voters of Cambridge (1942-1945), and as member of the Cambridge High and Latin PTA (1947), Cambridge School Committee (1949-1955), and the Cambridge Housing Authority, where she supported local tenant organizations. Her husband, Henry Wise, had a long career in labor law and was a major proponent of public housing and urban renewal legislation in Massachusetts. The library at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School was named in her honor in 1983.
From the description of Papers, 1895-1990 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122407889
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Subjects:
- Civic improvement
- Home economics
- Housing
- Urban policy
- Urban renewal
- Women
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- Cambridge (Mass.) (as recorded)
- Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)
- Massachusetts (as recorded)
