People Name: Milner, Lucille Lowenstein Category: Architecture Born/Started: 1888 Description: Lucille Milner was a St. Louis-born lobbyist and member of the Missouri Children´s Code Commission. She lobbied the legislature to adopt child welfare laws and coordinated grass-roots efforts that resulted in some of the most advanced child welfare legislation in the country. Eventually, the state legislature passed 25 of the Commission´s recommendations, establishing a state Division of Child Hygiene. Missouri became one of only three states with compulsory education for mentally retarded children. The legislation was a model that was used nationally. |
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