Sophie Irene Loeb
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'''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)
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