November
12, 2010
Reform and Immigration in Chicago: Hull-House Alumnae in
Action
The Professor and the Prostitute: Sophonisba Breckinridge and the
Morals Court in Depression-Era Chicago Anya Jabour, University of
Montana
In 1930, Sophonisba Breckinridge, Professor of Social Service Administration
at the University of Chicago, launched a campaign to investigate and reform
legal procedures in the Morals Court, a specialized municipal court established
to deal with accused prostitutes. Hailed as a model progressive reform at the
time of its inception in 1913, by 1930 the Morals Court was plagued by routine
violations of due process as well as charges of police corruption and
institutionalized racism. Breckinridge1s campaign to secure civil rights for
accused prostitutes offers a new perspective on the politics of prostitution and
on feminist activism in the interwar period.
Hilda Satt Polacheck (1882-1967):
Worker, Writer, ‘Hull House Girl'Bridget K. O'Rourke,
Elmhurst College
Commentator: Rima Lunin Schultz, Independent Scholar
Randolph Hollingsworth on 06 Oct 10Thursday, Oct. 14th in Louisville, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Civil and Human Rights Conference. John Trasviña, assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, will announce the launch of a new HUD Fair Housing Innovative Education Program at Kentucky State University. The program is called The National Fair Housing Collegiate Partnership and is a practical concept designed to promote fair housing and educate students about their rights under the U.S. Fair Housing Act. This law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, disability, sex, national origin and families with children. The HUD partnership program at Kentucky State University will also provide information for students who have interests in pursuing civil rights related careers.