Bibliograph

Lillian Wald, America's great social and healthcare reformer, Paul M. Kaplan

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Label

Lillian Wald, America's great social and healthcare reformer, Paul M. Kaplan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lillian Wald

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Paul M. Kaplan

Sub title

America's great social and healthcare reformer

Summary

The greatest social reformer of her time! Pres. Franklin Roosevelt called Lillian Wald "one of the least known yet most important people" of her time. Wald, a relentless advocate for the welfare of children, was responsible for many of the social and health-related programs we take for granted today. She campaigned for school lunches and nurses in public schools, founded the Henry Street Settlement, and was an early promoter of women's suffrage. Wald was adept at navigating both the poorest, most densely populated neighborhoods, as well as the upper circles of society, where she sought donors to support her efforts. Paul Kaplan's extensive research into the history of New York brought him to this fascinating subject. Through his revealing profile of Lillian Wald, Kaplan deftly illustrates how far we've come as a society, how much work it took to get here, and how much more work there is still to be done

Target audience

juvenile

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