Joseph Lee (recreation advocate)
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Joseph Lee (recreation advocate)
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Joseph Lee was a wealthy Bostonian who trained as a lawyer but never practiced law, and is considered the "founder of the playground movement". He was a social worker, author, and philanthropist. Lee believed that community life could be strengthened by playgrounds and play. Lee was also a proponent of eugenics and a major financial supporter of the Immigration Restriction League, a Boston-based group that promoted race-based eugenics as a basis for restricting immigration from eastern and south
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American social worker, author and philanthropist
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2024-03-09T16:38:27Z
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