Smith, Zilpha Drew (1852-1926)

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, United States Section

Jane Addams to Zilpha Drew Smith, October 11, 1911

Zilpha Drew Smith to Jane Addams, March 20, 1920

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Membership List, March 11, 1920

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Birth Date

1852-01-25

Death Date

1926-10-12

Birthplace

Pembroke, MA

Biographical Text

Zilpha Drew Smith has heavily involved the field of social work. She was the secretary of Boston Associated Charities, in addition to being involved in the New York Charity Organization Society. Smith also helped establish the first school of social work in the city, in conjunction with area Boston colleges.

Smith died in 1926.

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Author

Secretary

Social worker

Source

Photo from "Zilpha Drew Smith" in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012

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People

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DeLora, Renee

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Dzuback, Emily

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1911

Bibliography and Links

Zilpha Drew Smith in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012

Costin, Lela B. "Edith Abbott and the Chicago Influence on Social Work Education." Social Service Review 57, no. 1 (1983): 94-111. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30011615.

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Citation

“Smith, Zilpha Drew (1852-1926),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 18, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3407.