Records, 1908-1932 (inclusive).

Collegiate Bureau of Occupations (Denver, Colo.)

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National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (U.S.)

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Bureau of Vocational Information (New York, N.Y. : 1911-1926)

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The Bureau of Vocational Information of New York City was the successor to the Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations (IBO). Founded in 1911-1912 by the New York alumnae associations of the Seven Sister colleges, plus those of Wells and Cornell, the IBO listed the following as its purposes in its constitution: (1) to secure employment for college women or other specially equipped persons; (2) to investigate and to do all in its power to ...

Breckinridge, Sophonisba P. (Sophonisba Preston), 1866-1948

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Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (April 1, 1866 – July 30, 1948) was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer, social scientist and innovator in higher education. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science and economics then the J.D. at the University of Chicago, and she was the first woman to pass the Kentucky bar. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent her as a delegate to the 7th Pan-American Conference in Uruguay, making her the first woman to represent t...

Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.)

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The Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Massachusetts), a non-profit social and educational agency, was founded in 1877 by Dr. Harriet Clisby, and incorporated in 1880, "to increase fellowship among women and to promote the best practical methods for securing their educational, industrial and social advancement." In order to accomplish this mission, the organization was arranged in committees or departments which throughout its hist...

Dreier, Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth), 1875-1963

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Mary Dreier (September 26, 1875 - August 15, 1963) was a New York social reformer. Mary Elisabeth Dreier was born in New York city New York, on September 26, 1875. Her parents, Theodor Dreier, a successful businessman, and Dorthea Dreier, were both immigrants from Germany. Her mother's maiden name was Dreier and her parents were cousins from Bremen, Germany, where their ancestors were civic leaders and merchants. Theodor came to the United States in 1849 and became partner at the New York bra...

Hansl, Eva Elise vom Baur, 1889-1978

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Eva Elise vom Baur Hansl, woman's editor and pioneer in women's radio broadcasting, was born to Elise Urchs and Carl Max vom Baur on 29 Jan 1889 in New York City, the youngest of five daughters and a son. She attended the New York Collegiate Institute and after graduating from Barnard College in 1909 became a member of the Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations, one of the earliest organizations concerned with employment for women. From 1911-1916 she reported the progress of the early ...

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935

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Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman (1860-1935) was the leading public intellectual of the women’s movement in the early 20th century. Born into the prestigious Beecher family, she struggled through a lonely childhood and disastrous marriage, which caused a nervous breakdown. Her mental health returned once she separated from her husband; she later gave him custody of their young daughter, and he had a happy second marriage to one of her close friends. She moved to California, and threw herself int...

Collegiate Vocational Bureau (Pittsburgh, Penn.)

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Bureau of Occupations for Trained Women (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Williams, Anna Wessels, 1863-1954

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Physician, Williams was Assistant Director of New York City's Dept. of Health Research Laboratory (1895-1934), where she helped advance the diagonosis of rabies, trachoma, and other diseases. From the description of Papers, 1846-1950s (inclusive), 1884-1954 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006893 ...

Moskowitz, Belle Lindner Israels, 1877-1933.

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Vocation Bureau (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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National Committee of Bureaus of Occupations.

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Bonstelle, Jessie, 1871-1932.

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Gachet, Rochelle Rodd.

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Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932

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Social worker and reformer, Julia Clifford Lathrop was the first head of the United States Children's Bureau. From the description of Letter, 1926. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007298 ...

Corre, Mary P.

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Women's University Club (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Hasse, Adelaide Rosalia, 1868-1953

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Librarian, bibliographer, and civil servant. From the description of Papers of Adelaide Rosalia Hasse, 1862-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82962869 Biographical Note 1868, Sept. 13 Born, Milwaukee, Wis. 1889 1895 Assistant Librarian, L...

Gowin, Enoch Burton, 1883-

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Bureau of Occupations for Trained Women (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Rosenstiel, Mildred.

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Women's Vocational Alliance (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Kennon, Anne Byrd.

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Odencrantz, Louise C. (Louise Christine), 1884-1969

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Odencrantz (Barnard College, B.A., 1907; Columbia University, M.A., 1908) was an investigator in industrial relations for the Russell Sage Foundation, 1908-1915; supervised the N.Y. State and the U.S. Employment Bureaus on the wartime employment of women in industry, 1915-1919; and was personnel director for a N.Y.C. silk ribbon company, 1919-1924. In 1922 she helped organize the International Industrial Relations Association and attended its congresses as U.S. delegate in 1922, 1925, and 1928. ...

Cummings, Frances McArthur, 1941-

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Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Director of Henry Street Settlement in New York City. Miss Wald retired from active directorship in 1932. From the guide to the Lillian D. Wald Papers, 1895-1936, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940), a public health nurse and social worker in New York City on the Lower East Side, was a pioneer in American social work and public health. She founded the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service of...

Cooperative Bureau for Women Teachers.

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Collegiate Bureau of Occupations (Chicago, Ill.)

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Baker, George Pierce, 1866-1935

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George Pierce Baker was an American drama educator. He graduated from Harvard University in 1887 and from 1888 to 1924 was a faculty member in the English Department. While at Harvard, he played a key role in starting the Harvard Theatre Collection at Harvard University Library; he created the Harvard Dramatic Club; and he founded Workshop 47 to provide a forum for the performance of plays developed for his English 47 class. Baker was unable to convince Harvard to offer a degree in playwrighting...

Rembaugh, Bertha, 1876-1940.

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Davis, Katharine Bement, 1860-1935

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Hausam, Winifred M.

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Frederick, Christine, 1883-

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Home economist, lecturer, and author, Frederick campaigned for more efficiency in the kitchen. She set up and directed the Applecroft Home Experiment Station on Long Island, wrote on household management and the role of women as consumers, was an editor for Ladies Home Journal and The American Weekly, and in the 1950s became an interior decorator. She and her husband, J. George Frederick, had helped found the Advertising Women of New York in 1912. From the description of Papers, 1887...

Bureau of Vocational Service (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Doerschuk, Anna Beatrice, 1879-1974.

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League for Business Opportunities for Women, New York.

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Southern Women's Educational Alliance.

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Vocational Adjustment Bureau, Inc., New York.

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Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations.

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Bureau for Part Time Work (New York, N.Y.)

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Young Women's Christian Association

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The YWCA of Washington State College was established in 1895. It provided the women of the college a place to worship, held bible classes, and located housing and employment. It also served as a social organization that participated with the YMCA of Washington State College. A popular social event in the 1910s-1930s were the conferences held at Seabeck, Washington. Topics at Seabeck focused on issues of the YWCA and the YMCA of the Pacific Northwest. During the 1940s, th...

Morton, Rosalie S. (Rosalie Slaughter), 1876-1968

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Rosalie Slaughter Morton (1876-1968), physician and surgeon, was founder and director of the American Women's Hospital from 1917 to 1918. She served as a surgeon with Serbian Army on Salonica front in 1916. She was founder and chairman of the International Serbian Educational Committee from 1919 to 1928, and author of A Woman Surgeon in 1937. From the description of Morton, Rosalie S. (Rosalie Slaughter), 1876-1968 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570411 ...

Vermilye, Kate Jordan, 1871-1926.

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Schauffler, Mary

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Porritt, Marjory W.

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Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...

Hirth, Emma P.

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Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958

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Historian, feminist, and author. Married historian Charles Beard. From the description of Papers, 1935-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006703 From the description of Letters, 1937-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008676 Beard was an American author and historian. From the description of Correspondence: [1938?]-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155180912 Mary Ritter Bear...

Vocation Bureau (Pasadena, Calif.)

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Roberts, Mary Fanton

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Mary Fanton Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1864. When she was a young girl her family moved to Deadwood, in the Montana territory, where her father had mining prospects. When she was old enough, she and her sister were sent back to New York to attend the Albany Female Academy. After finishing school, Roberts pursued journalism and became a staff writer for four years for the Herald Tribune, the Journal, and the Sun in New York. During her long career she was editor of Dem...

Bureau of Vocational Occupations (New York, N.Y.)

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Richmond, Mary Ellen, 1861-1928

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Pioneer social worker, author, educator. Miss Richmond was the author of SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS, MARRIAGE AND THE STATE, FRIENDLY VISITING AMONG THE POOR, and CHILD MARRIAGES. From the description of Mary Richmond Papers, 1821-1928. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 299029195 ...

Woman's Occupational Bureau (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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Industrial Information Service (New York, N.Y.)

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Andrews, Irene Osgood, 1879-

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De Forest, Nora Stanton Blatch.

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Women's Employment Service (Pittsburgh, Penn.)

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Butcher, Theodora S.

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