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Sarah Henry Lederman

Sarah Henry Lederman received her Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. She is currently writing a biography of Mary C. Richmond.

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Settlement Houses in the United States

Founded beginning in the 1880s in impoverished urban neighborhoods, settlement houses provided recreation, education, and medical and social service programs, primarily for immigrants. Jewish women played significant roles as benefactors, organizers, administrators of, and participants in these institutions.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Sarah Henry Lederman." (Viewed on December 25, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/lederman-sarah>.