Warner, Amos Griswold (1861-1900)

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Social Settlements, August 12, 1900 (summary)

Child Labor and Pauperism, May 9, 1903 (draft)

Child Labor and Pauperism, May 9, 1903

Child Labor and Pauperism (fragment), October 3, 1903

Child Labor and Pauperism, October 3, 1903

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Birth Date

1861-12-21

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1900-01-07

Birthplace

Elkader, Iowa

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Amos Griswold Warner studied at the University of Nebraska, where he was described as a typical farmer, but by his senior year he decided he no longer wanted to be a farmer, and instead, he went to study economics at Johns Hopkins University. In 1887 he became a general agent of the Charity Society of Baltimore. He was the author of American Charities (1895). Warner developed a method of using statistical analysis of social cases and was one of few social workers during his time who believed that people's misfortunes were due to external factors, such as the environment, economy, or education system. In 1891, Warner moved to Washington, D. C. and became the fist superintendent of charities for the District. In 1893, he became a professor at Leland Stanford Junior University.

Warner married Cora Ellen Fisher in 1888. They had two children together. Warner died in 1900.