Elizabeth Baker (economist) facts for kids
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Elizabeth Faulkner Baker
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| Born | 10 December 1885 Abilene, Kansas, United States
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| Died | 30 January 1973 (aged 87) Portland, Oregon, United States
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| Nationality | American |
| Institution | Barnard College |
| Alma mater | University of California (LL.B.) Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Influences | Frederick Winslow Taylor |
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Elizabeth Faulkner Baker (born December 10, 1885 – died January 30, 1973) was an important American economist and teacher. She studied how jobs change when new technology comes along, especially for women. She also focused on something called scientific management.
Early Life and Education
Elizabeth Baker was born in Abilene, Kansas, on December 10, 1885. Her parents were from New England. She went to college and earned several degrees. In 1918, she received her law degree (a Bachelor of Laws) from the University of California.
While she was still studying, she also worked. From 1915 to 1917, she was a teacher of economics and the dean of women at Lewiston State Normal School. A dean of women was a person who helped guide and support female students. After that, she was the dean of women at Ellensburg State Normal School from 1917 to 1918.
She continued her studies at Columbia University. She earned her master's degree (an M.A.) in economics in 1919. Later, in 1925, she received her highest degree, a doctorate (a Ph.D.) in economics from the same university. During this time, she was also teaching at Barnard College.
Career and Contributions
Elizabeth Baker spent most of her working life at Barnard College. She became the head of the Economics Department in 1940 and stayed in that role until she retired in 1952.
During World War II, she helped the country by working for the National War Labor Board. This board helped solve disagreements between workers and companies during the war.
In the late 1920s, she joined a group called the Taylor Society. This group was interested in the ideas of scientific management, which was a way to make work more efficient. These ideas were first suggested by Frederick Winslow Taylor. Elizabeth Baker even became the director of the New York part of this society from 1944 to 1946. Her work helped us understand how technology affects jobs and how women fit into the changing world of work.
