Carola Woerishoffer, Her Life and Work

Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Emma Carola Woerishoffer (August 1885 — September 11, 1911) was an American labor activist and settlement worker. Emma Carola Woerishoffer was born in New York City, the daughter of German-born banker Charles Frederick Woerishoffer and Anna Uhl Woerishoffer. Her grandmother was journalist and philanthropist Anna Ottendorfer. In 1886, her father died, leaving her a large inheritance. She attended the Brearley School and Bryn Mawr College, studying economics and philosophy.--Wiki. Light shelfwear and toning, scuffing, untrimmed, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt titling, illus. (b/w), frontis. With laid in clippings.