social worker, b. Sheboygan. She was the daughter of John M. Kohler (q.v.). After graduating from the Univ. of Wisconsin (B.L., 1901), she taught school in Sheboygan (1901-1904), and from 1905 to 1909 was secretary of the J. M. Kohler Sons Co. In the 1920's she became active in social work, and was president of the Wisconsin Conference of Social Work (1927-1930), and a delegate to the National Conference of Social Work in 1930. In 1924 she was instrumental in establishing the American Association of University Women. She was a leader in the movement that led to the passage of the Wisconsin Children's Code (1929), and was prominent in the better-homes movement, the American Red Cross, and the Girl Scouts. With other members of her family, she helped establish Kohler Village and the Kohler Foundation, an educational and philanthropic organization. Kohler of Kohler News, 27 (Nov., 1943), pp. 3-31; R. D. Kohler, Story of Wis. Women [Kohler, Wis., 1948]; Madison Capital Times, Oct. 11, 1943; Madison Wis. State Journal, Oct. 12, 1943.

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