eugenicist

8 photos tagged eugenicist, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Sociologist Katharine Bement Davis (1861?-1935), New York CIty Corrections Commissioner beginning in 1914. www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/kbd/kbdframe.html
Wystan said:
Appointed to her position by the newly-elected Mayor of New York, John Puroy Mitchel. Another Bain/LOC portrait of Katherine Davis:
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Bement_Davis
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
pennylrichardsca: Thanks for the further information on Dr. Davis. We will add to the record when we update.
Wystan said:
Dr. Davis assumed her position as NYC's Commissioner of Corrections on January 1, 1914, and the Bain News Agency immediately circulated photos of her on the job:

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Daughter of the Most High said:
Sweet like a poisoned apple.
miquelet said:
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Christine said:
thanks for sharing!
Robin Schmidt said:
Such a sympathetic face.
hyphen_eight said:
She doesn't look like a radical, but she was for her time..maybe that direct look at the camera was a statement. I love the way she's done her hair. :)

Pixel Wrangler said:
Dr. Katharine Bement Davis See other LOC photos and information here.
Wystan said:
She took office as New York City's Commissioner of Corrections on January 1, 1914. Several Bain/LOC photos taken soon after that date show her as active in the performance of her duties:
Wystan said:
Bain/LOC photos circulated by the Bain News Agency soon after the announcement of her appointment by Mayor-Elect John Purroy Mitchel:
Andrey Timofeev said:
great shot.
Richard Norton said:
Katharine Bement Davis (1860-1935) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6376300