Aunt Maggie and the Child Welfare Special

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Article describes the traveling health caravan known as the Child Welfare Special and the founding of the United States Children's Welfare Bureau. Dan Lawrence explores how Dr. Maggie Koenig, one of the members of the traveling health clinic, contributed to the history of public health education.

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23 p. : ill.

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Lawrence, Dan Autumn 2019.

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Article describes the traveling health caravan known as the Child Welfare Special and the founding of the United States Children's Welfare Bureau. Dan Lawrence explores how Dr. Maggie Koenig, one of the members of the traveling health clinic, contributed to the history of public health education.

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23 p. : ill.

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Abstract: In the early twentieth century, rural communities often lacked access to healthcare. Dr. Maggie Koenig was one of the members of a traveling health caravan known as the Child Welfare Special, which brought public health programs to rural populations. Dan Lawrence describes the work of the Child Welfare Special, and the contributions of Koenig to public health and her community at large.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 97(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2019, pp. 320-342

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 97
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 320
  • Page End: 342

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

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Lawrence, Dan. Aunt Maggie and the Child Welfare Special, article, Autumn 2019; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017472/: accessed June 20, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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