Inter-relation of Social Movements
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This 1910 pamphlet presents a list of various social movement agencies or organizations with a brief statement of their purposes and plans, with the aim of promoting acquaintance and working together. Prepared by the Charity Organization Deaprtment of the Russell Sage Foundation.
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Graphic Exhibits on Food Conservation at Fairs and Expositions
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A study of food conservation efforts as documented across exhibits and demonstrations at state, district, and county fairs in the United States, focusing on efforts to conserve wheat and fats.
EVART G. ROUTZAHN was associate director of the Department of Surveys and Exhibits at the Russell Sage Foundation.
MARY SWAIN ROUTZAHN was director of the Department of Social Work Interpretation at the Russell Sage Foundation.
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What Is Organized Charity?
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A 1910 pamphlet published by the Charity Organization Department of the Russell Sage Foundation explaining the work and aims of associated charities and their role in society.
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Social Aspects of Applied Human Genetics
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This report explores the complex ethical, political, psychological, and economic questions that arise from developments in medical genetics. It reviews research in applied genetics at the interface of the social and bio-medical fields, including the counseling and study of birth control, as well as the active treatment and selection of individual genetic attributes.
James R. Sorenson was chair of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Human Behavior at the University of North Carolina.
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Russell Sage Foundation 1907—1946
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This history covers the first forty years of Russell Sage Foundation's efforts toward "the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States of America." It records the things that were done, both as direct work and through grants, with considerable attention to the social situation which made them seen necessary or desirable. It is of value not only to those interested in the operation of the Russell Sage Foundation or other foundatons, but for the light it throws upon the origins and development of a wide variety of movements in the borad field of social science.
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Employer scheduling practices that introduce instability and unpredictability into workers’ lives are widespread and largely harmful. Recently, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Emeryville (CA), and Oregon and New York have passed new work hour standards, and at least 13 other municipalities are considering similar scheduling legislation. The new laws establish standards for scheduling hourly employees in targeted industries, primarily in the retail and food service sectors and in large corporations.
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A paper on practices to improve hygiene in children's environments, particularly the school playground.
George E. Johnson was superintendent of the Playground Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
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A paper on the social benefits of playgrounds, from the Playground Extention Committee of the Russell Sage Foundation.
Harriet Hickox Heller, Playground Association of America
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A 1911 address dedicated to the prevention of infant mortality focusing on children born outside of wedlock.
Hastings H. Hart was director of the Department of Child-Helping of the Russell Sage Foundation.
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