Unfinished Business in Neighborhood and Nation
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- Synopsis
- For 34 years, from 1933 to 1967, Helen Hall served as director of the Henry Street Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In this account she combines memoir with history to trace the changing problems of a poor immigrant community. She describes the settlement's pioneering efforts to promote low-income housing, establish youth programs to fight juvenile delinquency, and to campaign in Washington for Social Security and other federal programs.
- Copyright:
- 1971
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 366 Pages
- Publisher:
- MACMILLAN COMPANY
- Date of Addition:
- 01/11/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Helen Hall
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Kari G
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.