Julia Schoenfeld

Julia Schoenfeld
Julia Schoenfeld (circa 1914)
Born(1878-04-19)April 19, 1878
Bellaire, Ohio
OccupationSocial Worker

Julia Schoenfeld (April 19, 1878 – ?)[1] was a Jewish-American social worker, writer, and activist. During the period of her settlement work, Schoenfeld became interested in recreation for working girls, a subject on which she became a recognized authority. Her investigation of public dance halls in New York City, undertaken in 1908 while she was secretary of the Committee on the Amusement Resources of Working Girls, was the basis for the model New York City ordinance regulating dance halls. Later, as secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association of America (now known as the National Recreation and Park Association), she conducted dance hall investigations in Boston, Massachusetts, St. Joseph, Missouri, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]

  1. ^ "Schoenfeld, Julia". American Jewish Year Book, 5666, Sep 30, 1905 – Sep 19, 1906. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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