Winifred May Horman Hausam (June 7, 1883[1] – October 1, 1967)[2][3] was an American vocational executive who founded and managed vocational service bureaus for women in the Los Angeles area. Active in a wide variety of business, educational and women's clubs, she headed the Western Personnel Institute in Pasadena for over 30 years. She also helped to establish programs for women during the Depression, providing jobs for skilled women.[4][5]
Early life and education
editBorn in the mid-1880s in Chicago, Illinois, Winifred May Horman Hausam was the daughter of George W. Hausam and Emma M. Horman.[5] After schooling in Chicago, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York City.[4]
Career
editHausam began her career in California around 1912. Initially a teacher, she assumed various responsibilities in institutes dealing with pioneering vocational services for women. In 1919, she established and headed the Pasadena Vocational Bureau.[6] On the basis of the success of the services in Pasadena, a couple of years later the Bureau of Vocational Services in Los Angeles was established, again with Hausam at the Helm. She had already become vice-chair of the National Committee of Bureaus of Occupation and director of vocational services at the California Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.[4][7] While in Pasadena, she published Outdoor occupations for women in California (1922).[8] By 1934, Hausam reported the Pasadena Vocational Bureau had helped hundreds of women to find work.[9] In 1936, as head of the employment bureau, she announced that Pasadena was in the forefront of placing women in private industry, specifying that 846 women had been placed in December 1935 while there had generally been a decline elsewhere.[10]
In 1931, together with her associate Helen Fisk, she established the Western Personnel Service, later the Western Personnel Institute.[11] She explained the progress achieved and priorities for the future in Guidance of Adults: Outside of Full-time School Situations, published in 1934.[12]
Winifred May Hausam continued to head the Western Personnel Institute until her retirement in 1961.[4] She died in Pasadena on October 1, 1967, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles County.[3]
Legacy
editEstablished in 1973 by the School of Educational Studies at the Claremont Graduate University, the Winifred Hausam–Helen Fisk Award for Distinction in Higher Education honors outstanding service and academic achievement in higher education.[13][14] It is presented to a doctoral student who has demonstrated exceptional ability in academic studies, scholarly writing, internship and service to students. The award celebrates the memory of Winifred Hausam and Helen Graves Fisk (1895-1986), both of whom pioneered vocational opportunities for women and contributed to developing professional services for college students.[15]
References
edit- ^ California, Death Index, 1940-1997
- ^ "Winifred Hausam in the 1940 Census". 1940 U.S. Census. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Surnames Har-Haz". Mountain View Cemetery Altadena, Los Angeles County, California. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Prominent Educator's Rites Set - 04 Oct 1967, Wed • Page 19". Pasadena Independent. October 4, 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 52. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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- ^ "University Women to Hear About Personnel Services". The Bakersfield Californian. April 9, 1937. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Alliance Obtains Jobs for Women: Positions Obtained Before Applicants Leave Homes in the East". The Los Angeles Times. May 8, 1922. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1923. pp. 409–.
- ^ "Miss Winifred Hausam, employment Bureau head says 846 workers are placed in December". Pasadena Star News. February 17, 1936. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Hausam, Winifred M. (April 15, 1934). "Hundreds of women aided in finding work, health through expert guidance". Pasadena Post. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Founded in Pasadena: Institute Moving to Claremont". Independent Star-News. March 8, 1964. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Hausam, Winifred M. (October 1934). "Guidance of Adults". The Vocational Guidance Magazine. 13: 47–50. doi:10.1002/j.2164-5884.1934.tb00625.x.
- ^ "One Award—Many Years of Impact". Claremont Graduate University. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Burgess, Michael (2010). The Coyote Chronicles: A Chronological History of California State University, San Bernardino, 1960-2010. Wildside Press LLC. p. 195. ISBN 9781434411587. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Receives Two Distinguished Awards". 2013-04-26. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
