Lives & Memoirs
The house on Henry Street
Lillian D. Wald · narrated by Moss
2026
7h 54m
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Lillian Wald tells how she founded the Henry Street Settlement and pioneered public health nursing in the immigrant tenements of New York's Lower East Side. It is a moving record of reform, compassion, and city life. An inspiring memoir for anyone interested in social work, women reformers, and Progressive-era America.
Inside this audiobook
17 chapters
- 1PREFACE4m
- 2THE HOUSE ON HENRY STREET36m
- 3CHAPTER II ESTABLISHING THE NURSING SERVICE27m
- 4CHAPTER III THE NURSE AND THE COMMUNITY34m
- 5CHAPTER IV CHILDREN AND PLAY43m
- 6CHAPTER V EDUCATION AND THE CHILD28m
- 7CHAPTER VI THE HANDICAPPED CHILD28m
- 8CHAPTER VII CHILDREN WHO WORK24m
- 9CHAPTER VIII THE NATION’S CHILDREN26m
- 10CHAPTER IX ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SETTLEMENT29m
- 11CHAPTER X YOUTH17m
- 12CHAPTER XI YOUTH AND TRADES UNIONS22m
- 13CHAPTER XII WEDDINGS AND SOCIAL HALLS18m
- 14CHAPTER XIII FRIENDS OF RUSSIAN FREEDOM33m
- 15CHAPTER XIV SOCIAL FORCES32m
- 16CHAPTER XV SOCIAL FORCES, Continued25m
- 17CHAPTER XVI NEW AMERICANS AND OUR POLICIES47m
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