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Legacy of the Vocational Bureau of Cincinnati: research advances social justice.

Career Development Quarterly

| March 01, 2009 | Burns, Stephanie T. | COPYRIGHT 2009 National Career Development Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
  The author discusses the lives of Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley and 
  M. Edith Campbell, who together shaped the legacy of the Vocational 
  Bureau of Cincinnati. Using scientific research in controlled 
  experimental settings allowed Woolley and Campbell to legitimize 
  their social and vocational reform agendas and influence powerful 
  government, school, and social service leaders. By 1921, they created 
  1 of the most progressive vocational programs in the country, 
  delivering career counseling, vocational guidance and placement, 
  physical and psychological testing, educational measurement and 
  testing, protection and services for the physically and mentally 
  handicapped, preventative measures for juvenile delinquency, and 
  scholarships for students. 

A discussion of the progenitors and pioneers of the vocational guidance movement must include the contributions of Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley and M. Edith Campbell, who together shaped the legacy of the Vocational Bureau of Cincinnati between the years of 1909 and 1926. Campbell and Woolley created names for themselves in their respective communities before bringing together their talents for only 1 decade to facilitate potent change in the vocational landscape for women and children. The two women expertly wielded the power of research to promote social reform and transformation in a time when women, like children, were to be seen and not heard. This article brings together the story of these two prominent women and the legacy they created at the Vocational Bureau of Cincinnati.

Understanding the socially constructed role of women at the turn of the century assists in the appreciation of the accomplishments of these two courageous women. Scientific discussions by men such as W. L. Distant, William James, and G. H. Schneider, at the time, alleged that women were nothing more than frail and ignorant. Science deemed that the sole female traits of vanity, egotism, irritableness, and nervousness were transformed only by the experience of motherhood. These types of narratives commonly served as validation for men to exclude women with their "inborn" limitations from educational and occupational opportunities. Within this defeatist environment, two women challenged and changed the social and vocational fabric for women and children in America.

Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley

Helen Bradford Thompson was born on November 6, 1874, in Chicago, to parents who enthusiastically supported her educational aspirations (James, James, & Boyer, 1971). Woolley attended the University of Chicago after graduating valedictorian in her class from Englewood High School (Dalton & Evans, 2004; James et al., 1971). John Dewey, Woolley's professor at the University of Chicago, strongly advocated for educational reform (Dalton & Evans, 2004; Rosenberg, 1982). Jane Addams and Florence Kelly inspired Woolley as a student with their advocacy and social justice efforts while she volunteered at Hull House (Dalton & Evans, 2004; Milar, 1999).

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