Louise Marion Bosworth
Encyclopedia
Louise Marion Bosworth was an American researcher at the Women's Educational and Industrial Union (WEIU) who extensively surveyed
working women in order to learn about their working and living conditions. Bosworth helped to blaze the way for more women to do social science research that benefits the public interest
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Statistical survey
Survey methodology is the field that studies surveys, that is, the sample of individuals from a population with a view towards making statistical inferences about the population using the sample. Polls about public opinion, such as political beliefs, are reported in the news media in democracies....
working women in order to learn about their working and living conditions. Bosworth helped to blaze the way for more women to do social science research that benefits the public interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
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External links
- Louise Marion Bosworth
- Louise Bosworth Papers. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.