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100 1 _aWald, Lillian D.,
_d1867-1940
245 1 4 _aThe house on Henry Street
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-07-17
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The House on Henry Street" by Lillian D. Wald is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the establishment and experiences of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, focusing on social reform, healthcare, and the improvement of living conditions for impoverished communities. Lillian D. Wald serves as a central figure, sharing her journey and commitment to addressing social issues, especially those affecting women and children. The opening of the book introduces Wald's initial encounters with the grim realities of life on the East Side of New York City. Following her training as a nurse, she is drawn to the sick and impoverished families residing in tenements, awakening her social conscience. She describes her experiences alongside a little girl who leads her to a desperate family's home, highlighting the overwhelming conditions they face. This experience galvanizes Wald and her colleague Mary Brewster to not only provide nursing care but to immerse themselves in the community life, laying the groundwork for the broader activities of the Henry Street Settlement aimed at systemic reform and community support. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Henry Holt and Company, 1915
653 _aPoor -- New York (State) -- New York
653 _aHenry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.)
700 1 _aTromka, Abram,
_d1896-1954
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/houseonhenrystre00wald2/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68546
999 _c109350
_d109350