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Speaking Out for America's Poor
Edward Allan Brawley
其他書名
A Millionaire Socialist in the Progressive Era
出版Prometheus Books, 2007
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalBiography & Autobiography / Social ActivistsPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN15910255169781591025511
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=c-UDAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋When, in 1903, Robert Hunter, a social worker from Indiana, married the daughter of one of the richest men in America, the press took notice. When it was revealed that the young couple would forsake the luxuries of their Manhattan mansion to live in a slum neighborhood in order to serve the poor, this was front-page news.
Robert Hunter had already made an impact on social reform. He demonstrated, for the first time, that poverty was preventable by appropriate government action. His proposals helped precipitate action at state and local levels and foreshadowed much of the social legislation enacted under the New Deal.
Despite the major impact that Hunter's work had in bringing about important social reforms of the Progressive Era, his contributions have been largely forgotten. With this accessible, well-written, and thoroughly researched account of his life and work, Hunter's rightful place among social pioneers is now assured.