Woods, Robert Archey (1865-1925)

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Birth Date

1865-12-09

Death Date

1925-02-18

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, PA

Biographical Text

Robert Archey Woods was a social worker and author during the early 1890s. He became aware of the "Christian Socialist" movement in the late 1880s, during his time at Andover Theological Seminary, after visiting the London settlement house, Toynbee Hall. There he studied the way in which the English were attempting to help the poor. On his return, Woods decided to establish a settlement house in Boston. Woods, assisted by his mentor and professor at Andover, Dr. William J. Tucker, created the Andover House. The home opened with four residents in 1892 and grew steadily from that point. In 1895, the house changed its name to South End House, giving it a more concrete identity in the city of Boston and to disconnect from its initial association with the Andover Theological Seminary. In 1898 and 1902, Woods published surveys titled The City Wilderness: A Study of the South End and Americans in Process: A Study of the North and West Ends. Later, Woods helped to establish the National Federation of Settlements in 1911. He was elected president of the National Conference of Social Work in 1917 and President of the National Federation of Settlements in 1924 before passing after a brief illness in 1925.

Woods married Eleanor Bush in 1902; they had no children.

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Settlement house resident

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Public domain

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Sciancalepore, Victoria

Gender

Male

First appears

1902

Bibliography and Links

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915

"Robert Archey Woods," Your Dictionary

"Woods, Robert Archey," The Social Welfare History Project

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“Woods, Robert Archey (1865-1925),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 22, 2023, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/430.