Mary van Kleeck
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Mary Abby van Kleeck was an American social scientist of the 20th century. She was a notable figure in the American labor movement as well as a proponent of scientific management and a planned economy.
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Van Kleeck studied at Smith College before beginning her career in New York City.
Van Kleeck at work with the Russell Sage Foundation before World War I
Van Kleeck investigated labor conditions for women in the workforce during World War I, such as these ordnance manufacturers in Pennsylvania.
Will H. Hays reached out to van Kleeck because of her expertise on labor issues
Van Kleeck in 1930, photographed at a Women's Trade Union League convention
Van Kleeck resigned from an advisory position with the U.S. Employment Service due to her opposition to New Deal policies.Awards 1
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Emery BrownAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Jacob WolfowitzAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Erich Leo LehmannAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationLee CronbachAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Leo BreimanAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Maurice KendallAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Jacob WolfowitzAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationErich Leo LehmannAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationLee CronbachAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationLeo BreimanAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationMaurice KendallAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1972 · aged 88
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