Lilian Brandt (1873–1951) was an American author, historian, philanthropist, and social reformer. She is noted for her involvement in social welfare-related projects, particularly her works that compiled and interpreted statistical and factual information for social workers.[1] Brandt was also a historian of the Russell Sage Foundation.[2]
Brandt was born May 15, 1873[1] in Indianapolis.[3] She graduated at Wellesley College, where she also completed a master's degree in economics and history in 1901.[3] It is said that her graduate studies reoriented her focus from humanities to practical social science and reform.[3] Her thesis called The Negroes of St. Louis: A Statistical Study was later published by the American Statistical Association.[4][5]
After completing her undergraduate studies, Brandt started teaching history and classical languages in different colleges. Her early work on social welfare attracted the attention of Edward T. Devine, who appointed her in 1902 as the secretary of the Charity Organization Society's Bureau of Labor Statistics.[3] She was also a fellow of the College Settlements Association,[6] which is a group of "college women" who were interested in social settlement work. Brandt served as a mentor to fellow social reformer Mary van Kleeck in New York City before World War I.[7]
Brandt died June 4, 1951.[2] She was 78 years old.
Worksedit
The Negroes of St. Louis: A Statistical Study is considered one of Brandt's notable works due to its groundbreaking conclusions. In this study, she explored the issue of poverty among African-Americans. One of her findings revealed that Black entrepreneurs had the tendency to draw in, close off, and target people of their own race.[8] Other related works that directly addressed poverty include The Causes of Poverty (1908), which highlighted the assumptions that explained the persistent differences in the conceptualization of poverty as well as the consequences of these differences in theoretical orientations.[3]
Brandt also worked as a statistician for the New York Charity Organization Society's Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis. During this period she published two pioneering studies, The Social Aspects of Tuberculosis and the Facts about Tuberculosis. These publications identified the socioeconomic factors that contributed to the persistence of the disease.[9] She also suggested that data in many of America's largest cities have underestimated the death rates from tuberculosis.[10]
Referencesedit
^ abCongress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
^ ab"LILIAN BRANDT, 78, ACTIVE IN WELFARE; Research Worker for 50 Years, Former Historian of Russell Sage Foundation, Is Dead". The New York Times. 1951-06-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ abcdeRoy, Ananya; Crane, Emma Shaw (2015). Territories of Poverty: Rethinking North and South. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. pp. 39, 40. ISBN978-0-8203-4842-1.
^Donald H. Ewalt; Kremer, Gary R. (1981-10-01). "The Historian as Preservationist: A Missouri Case Study". The Public Historian. 3 (4): 5–22. doi:10.2307/3376841. ISSN 0272-3433. JSTOR 3376841.
^House of Representatives (1907). United States Congressional Serial Set. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 117.
^Carpenter, Ruth (May 23, 1906). "Annual Meeting of Electoral Board". Wellesley College. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^Alchon, Guy (1998). "The "Self-Applauding Sincerity" of Overreaching Theory, Biography as Ethical Practice, and the Case of Mary van Kleeck". In Silverberg, Helene (ed.). Gender and American social science : the formative years. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN0691017492. OCLC 37806197.
^Lowry, Beverly (2011). Her Dream of Dreams: The Rise and Triumph of Madam C. J. Walker. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 156. ISBN978-0-307-76595-6.
^Burch Jr., John (2018). Poverty in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 69. ISBN978-1-4408-5849-9.
^Morone, James A.; Jacobs, Lawrence R. (2005). Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair: Health Care and the Good Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-029101-3.
lilian, brandt, 1873, 1951, american, author, historian, philanthropist, social, reformer, noted, involvement, social, welfare, related, projects, particularly, works, that, compiled, interpreted, statistical, factual, information, social, workers, brandt, als. Lilian Brandt 1873 1951 was an American author historian philanthropist and social reformer She is noted for her involvement in social welfare related projects particularly her works that compiled and interpreted statistical and factual information for social workers 1 Brandt was also a historian of the Russell Sage Foundation 2 Lilian BrandtBornMay 15 1873 1873 05 15 Indianapolis Indiana U S DiedJune 4 1951 1951 06 04 aged 78 OccupationAuthor historian philanthropistAlma materWellesley CollegeNotable worksThe Negroes of St Louis A Statistical Study The Causes of Poverty The Social Aspects of Tuberculosis Contents 1 Background 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksBackground editBrandt was born May 15 1873 1 in Indianapolis 3 She graduated at Wellesley College where she also completed a master s degree in economics and history in 1901 3 It is said that her graduate studies reoriented her focus from humanities to practical social science and reform 3 Her thesis called The Negroes of St Louis A Statistical Study was later published by the American Statistical Association 4 5 After completing her undergraduate studies Brandt started teaching history and classical languages in different colleges Her early work on social welfare attracted the attention of Edward T Devine who appointed her in 1902 as the secretary of the Charity Organization Society s Bureau of Labor Statistics 3 She was also a fellow of the College Settlements Association 6 which is a group of college women who were interested in social settlement work Brandt served as a mentor to fellow social reformer Mary van Kleeck in New York City before World War I 7 Brandt died June 4 1951 2 She was 78 years old Works editThe Negroes of St Louis A Statistical Study is considered one of Brandt s notable works due to its groundbreaking conclusions In this study she explored the issue of poverty among African Americans One of her findings revealed that Black entrepreneurs had the tendency to draw in close off and target people of their own race 8 Other related works that directly addressed poverty include The Causes of Poverty 1908 which highlighted the assumptions that explained the persistent differences in the conceptualization of poverty as well as the consequences of these differences in theoretical orientations 3 Brandt also worked as a statistician for the New York Charity Organization Society s Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis During this period she published two pioneering studies The Social Aspects of Tuberculosis and the Facts about Tuberculosis These publications identified the socioeconomic factors that contributed to the persistence of the disease 9 She also suggested that data in many of America s largest cities have underestimated the death rates from tuberculosis 10 References edit a b Congress The Library of LC Linked Data Service Authorities and Vocabularies Library of Congress id loc gov Retrieved 2020 03 16 a b LILIAN BRANDT 78 ACTIVE IN WELFARE Research Worker for 50 Years Former Historian of Russell Sage Foundation Is Dead The New York Times 1951 06 06 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 03 17 a b c d e Roy Ananya Crane Emma Shaw 2015 Territories of Poverty Rethinking North and South Athens GA University of Georgia Press pp 39 40 ISBN 978 0 8203 4842 1 Donald H Ewalt Kremer Gary R 1981 10 01 The Historian as Preservationist A Missouri Case Study The Public Historian 3 4 5 22 doi 10 2307 3376841 ISSN 0272 3433 JSTOR 3376841 House of Representatives 1907 United States Congressional Serial Set Washington D C U S Government Printing Office p 117 Carpenter Ruth May 23 1906 Annual Meeting of Electoral Board Wellesley College Retrieved March 17 2020 Alchon Guy 1998 The Self Applauding Sincerity of Overreaching Theory Biography as Ethical Practice and the Case of Mary van Kleeck In Silverberg Helene ed Gender and American social science the formative years Princeton N J Princeton University Press ISBN 0691017492 OCLC 37806197 Lowry Beverly 2011 Her Dream of Dreams The Rise and Triumph of Madam C J Walker Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group p 156 ISBN 978 0 307 76595 6 Burch Jr John 2018 Poverty in the United States A Documentary and Reference Guide Santa Barbara CA ABC CLIO p 69 ISBN 978 1 4408 5849 9 Morone James A Jacobs Lawrence R 2005 Healthy Wealthy and Fair Health Care and the Good Society Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 029101 3 External links edit nbsp Works by or about Lilian Brandt at Wikisource Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lilian Brandt amp oldid 1217878761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
