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Interviewing Elizabeth Wood ; part 2

BROADCAST: Feb. 6, 1964 | DURATION: 00:19:14

Synopsis

Wood, the first (ca. 1950s) Executive Secretary of the Chicago Housing Authority, about her experiences as a social worker in the United States and at international programs funded by the Ford Foundation, and about public housing.

Details

Broadcast Date
Feb. 6, 1964

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 in.

Duration
19 minutes, 14 seconds

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Topics

Chicago Urban Life Architecture, Design, Urban Planning Community Activism & Social Reform

People

Business People Social Reformers

Tags

Wood, Elizabeth. 1899- Chicago Housing Authority--Officials and employees. Social workers--United States--Biography. Urban renewal--United States. Public housing--United States. Audiotapes. Radio programs Wood, Elizabeth, 1899- WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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