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| First Name |
Joseph
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| Last Name |
Lee
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1861
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| Birthplace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| Died |
1937
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Social Activist, Philanthropist
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Joseph Lee (1862 – 1937) was a wealthy Bostonian, who trained as a lawyer but never practiced law, and is considered the "founder of the playground movement." He was the son of Henry Lee, a Boston banker, and Elizabeth Perkins Cabot Lee of Brookline, Massachusetts. He was a social worker, author, and philanthropist. Lee believed that community life could be strengthened by playgrounds and play.
Lee was also a proponent of eugenics and a major financial supporter of the Immigration Restriction League, a Boston-based group that promoted race-based eugenics as a basis for restricting immigration from eastern and southern Europe.
