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The House on Henry Street - The Enduring Life of a Lower East Side Settlement (Hardcover)
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The House on Henry Street - The Enduring Life of a Lower East Side Settlement (Hardcover)
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Chronicles the sweeping history of the storied Henry Street
Settlement and its enduring vision of a more just society On a cold
March day in 1893, 26-year-old nurse Lillian Wald rushed through
the poverty-stricken streets of New York's Lower East Side to a
squalid bedroom where a young mother lay dying-abandoned by her
doctor because she could not pay his fee. The misery in the room
and the walk to reach it inspired Wald to establish Henry Street
Settlement, which would become one of the most influential social
welfare organizations in American history. Through personal
narratives, vivid images, and previously untold stories, Ellen M.
Snyder-Grenier chronicles Henry Street's sweeping history from 1893
to today. From the fights for public health and immigrants' rights
that fueled its founding, to advocating for relief during the Great
Depression, all the way to tackling homelessness and AIDS in the
1980s, and into today-Henry Street has been a champion for social
justice. Its powerful narrative illuminates larger stories about
poverty, and who is "worthy" of help; immigration and migration,
and who is welcomed; human rights, and whose voice is heard. For
over 125 years, Henry Street Settlement has survived in a changing
city and nation because of its ability to change with the times;
because of the ingenuity of its guiding principle-that by bridging
divides of class, culture, and race we could create a more
equitable world; and because of the persistence of poverty, racism,
and income disparity that it has pledged to confront. This makes
the story of Henry Street as relevant today as it was more than a
century ago. The House on Henry Street is not just about the
challenges of overcoming hardship, but about the best possibilities
of urban life and the hope and ambition it takes to achieve them.
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