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"A Living Wage: Its Ethical and Economic Aspects," Excerpt 2 (pp. 123-150)
For more information on this item, visit the document page for "A Living Wage", 1906, Excerpt 2. This item is a part of the The 1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction section. Return to Index of Documents
The Reasonable Limits of State Activity
In this address to the Educational Convention in St. Louis, MO on June 24, 1919, Cardinal O'Connell warns of the dangers of government interference in business and citizens' private lives. Cardinal O'Connell saw government legislation regarding labor…
Caesar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
For more information on this item, visit the document page for Caesar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century", 1889. This item is a part of the The 1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction section. Return to Index of Documents
British Labor Program
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Many different social and economic programs from a range of countries influenced John Ryan's thinking on economic and social reform. This outline from Ryan's reference notes on the Bishops' Program reflect the influence of British reformist thought…
Katherine Lenroot, ca. 1940
Katherine Lenroot served a member of the United States Children's Bureau, part of the Department of the Labor, beginning in 1914, and was promoted to Bureau Chief in 1934, a post she retained until 1951. She helped write the Aid to Dependent…
'Share the Poverty' Urged as Slogan of Catholic Charities, Oct. 12, 1935
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for "'Share the Poverty' Urged as Slogan of Catholic Charities," Oct. 12, 1935 This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The National Conference of Catholic…
Letter to Msgr. John O'Grady, September 23, 1935
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Letter to John O'Grady, September 23, 1935 . This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The National Conference of Catholic…
"Statement to be issued by the Directors of Catholic Charities," September 1935.
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for John O'Grady, "Statement to be issued by the Directors of Catholic Charities at the close of their annual meeting in Peoria," September 21, 1935 . This item is a part of the…
"Summary of Provisions of the Social Security Act Relating to Federal Grants to States," August 14, 1935. Â
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For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Summary of Provisions of the Social Security Act Relating to Federal Grants to States, August 1935 . This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The National…
Excerpt from Personal Journal, 1894 (with transcription)
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John A. Ryan's personal "Journal", kept during his years in the seminary and shortly thereafter. This selection, written in November 11, 1894, expresses his disappointment at the losses suffered by the People's Party in the November elections. The…