Sophie Irene Loeb 4722698 221737708 2008-06-25T21:34:04Z Waacstats 1951353 Stub-sorting. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|You can help!]] [[Image:Sophie Irene Loed NYWTS.jpg|thumb|Sophie Irene Loeb]] '''Sophie Irene Loeb''' ([[July 4]], [[1876]], [[Rivne|Rovno / Rivne]], [[Volhynia]], [[Russia]] (now [[Ukraine]]) - [[1929]]) was a US journalist and social-[[Social welfare provision|welfare]] advocate. She was born '''Sophie Irene Simon'''. She was the president of the Board of [[Child Welfare]] of New York for seven years, and in [[1921]] she established the first child welfare building. In [[1924]], she became president of the Child Welfare Committee of America. == External links == * http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12729 (biography, English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Loeb, Sophie Irene}} [[Category:American journalists]] [[Category:1876 births]] [[Category:1929 deaths]] {{US-activist-stub}} {{US-journalist-19thC-stub}}