Emily Greene Balch
American economist and writer
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Updated 2026-05-29
Economist and pacifist who spent decades at Wellesley College advocating for immigrants and against child labor. Balch turned her sociology into settlement work—hands-on efforts to support poor communities and prevent juvenile delinquency.
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Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, and immigration, as well as settlement work to uplift poor immigrants and reduce juvenile delinquency.
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