Pratt, Anna Beach (1867–1932)

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Pratt, Anna Beach (1867–1932)

American social worker. Born June 5, 1867, in Elmira, NY; died Jan 3, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA; dau. of Timothy Smith Pratt (dry-goods merchant) and Catherine Elizabeth (Beach) Pratt; University of Pennsylvania, MA, 1916.

Established Alpha Club to provide relaxation and recreation for female workers in knitting mills in Elmira area; served as secretary and overseer of Bureau of Associated Relief to 1916; appointed executive of Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (1916); selected for seat on Philadelphia Board of Education (1929); established casework and counseling services in Philadelphia public schools, and was influential interpreter of social-work theory, training, and practice (1920s).

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