Lillian Wald
Lillian Wald · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Founder of the Henry Street Settlement and public health nursing, advancing women's and children's welfare; supporter of suffrage and women's labor.
1867, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — 1940, Westport, Connecticut, USA
Rochester, New York; New York City (Henry Street, Lower East Side)
Lillian Wald is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Founder of the Henry Street Settlement and public health nursing, advancing women's and children's welfare; supporter of suffrage and women's labor.
Lillian Wald, born to a German Jewish family in Cincinnati, founded the Henry Street Settlement and public-health nursing in America. She advanced the welfare of immigrant women and children, campaigned for woman suffrage and women's labor rights, and helped found the NAACP. Her work reshaped social welfare and public health in the United States.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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Founder of the Henry Street Settlement and public health nursing, advancing women's and children's welfare; supporter of suffrage and women's labor.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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