- Title
- William White letter to Mary J. Workman, 1911 February 2
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- Creator
- White, William
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- Date
- 02 February 1911
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- Description
- A letter dated February 2, 1911 to Mary J. Workman from William White typed on letterhead of "Supervisor of Catholic Charities, 98 Richards Street, Brooklyn, N.Y." White writes that he is sending three copies of an address given at an earlier date, and compliments Workman on the activities of the Brownson House and on the social work of the diocese in general.
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- Names
- Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964; Catholic Charities USA;
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- Format Extent
- [1] p. ; 28 x 22 cm.
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- Note
- Born into a politically prominent Los Angeles family, Mary Julia Workman founded the Brownson House Settlement Association in 1901 and led it for 19 years. She became the first woman to join the Municipal League, a civic watchdog group. A Roman Catholic who built cooperative relationships with church leaders, she founded the diocesan chapter of the National Council of Catholic Women in 1924. She led the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission from 1927 to 1928 and helped establish local chapters of the League of Women Voters and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Throughout her life Workman was active in numerous social and religious efforts in her native city.
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- Collection
- Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
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- Type
- ["Correspondence"]
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- Language
- eng
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