Julia Lathrop

Julia Lathrop

Julia Clifford Lathrop (June 29, 1858 - April 15, 1932) was an American social reformer in the area of education, social policy, and children's welfare. As director of the United States Children's Bureau from 1912 to 1922, she was the first woman ever to head a United States federal bureau.

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