White, Eva Whiting, 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.

From the guide to the Papers, 1900-1965, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

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referencedIn Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1877-1980 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Papers of Eva Whiting White, 1900-1965 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records of The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, 1942-2011 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Records of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, 1942-2003 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Additional records, 1877-1977 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Cohen, Ethel, 1892-1977. Transcript of oral history, 1976. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf White, Eva W. (Eva Whiting), 1885-1974. Papers, 1885-1974 (bulk: 1909-1974) Simmons College, Beatley Library
referencedIn Unitarian Service Committee. Administrative Records, 1948-1953 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Papers, 1915-1965 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of Martha May Eliot, 1898-1975 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of Ethel Cohen, 1918-1977 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.). Additional records, 1877-1977 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Consumers' League of Massachusetts. Records, 1891-1955 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Additional records of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.), 1877-2004 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.). Additional records, 1877-1974 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records, 1947-1961 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Additional records, 1877-1974 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Solomon, Maida H. (Maida Herman), 1891-1988. Transcript of oral history, 1977. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records, 1891-1955 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Sheldon Glueck papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Massachusetts Society for Social Health. Records, 1915-1965 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1940-1980. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
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associatedWith Boston School for Social Workers. corporateBody
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associatedWith Brackett, Jeffrey Richardson, 1860-1949. person
associatedWith Cabot, Henry B. (Henry Bromfield), b. 1894. person
associatedWith Cabot, Richard C. (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939. person
associatedWith Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947. person
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associatedWith Follett, Mary Parker, 1868-1933. person
associatedWith Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. person
associatedWith Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- person
associatedWith Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970. person
associatedWith Hardwick, Katharine D. person
associatedWith Holmes, William James. person
associatedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. person
associatedWith Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932. person
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associatedWith Lee, Joseph, 1862-1937. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston MA US
Webster MA US
Subject
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
Social workers
Social work with immigrants
Social work with immigrants
Vocational education
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Social workers
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Person

Birth 1885

Death 1974

Female

Americans

English

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