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Julia Lathrop was born in 1858 in Rockford, illinois. She "attended Rockford College for two years before entering Vassar, graduating in the class of 1880. At Vassar, Lathrop conceived her own "disciplinary training," studying statistics, institutional history, sociology, and community organization" (Encyclopedia). Her father was an attorney who believed woman should also be allowed to practice law. He decided to draft up a Bill regarding this matter. Once she graduated from Vassar she decided to work in her father's firm where she learned about law.

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In 1890 Julia decided to move to a poor area in Chicago where she worked under Jane Adams. She worked at the Hull House, where she helped immigrants and individuals who were poor. During her time working there she "undertook an extensive survey of the residents' environment and welfare to expose the abysmal living conditions of the area. Her findings were compiled into the "Hull House Maps and Papers." In recognition of her work, the governor of Illinois appointed Lathrop to the State Board of Charities in 1892" (Encyclopedia). The following year she inspected locations of welfare like orphanages, shelters, soup kitchens and other places as she took part of the Board of Charities.

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Julia became the first woman to become the Bureau chief in 1912. Appointed by President Taft, she took the role of the Chief of Children's Bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor. Her bureau leadership focused on "tackling major problems such as infant mortality, poor nutrition, and juvenile delinquency. After the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was passed in 1916 (prohibiting interstate commerce of goods manufactured by children), a Child Labor Division was created in the bureau to enforce the Act" (Encyclopedia). Julia also established a court in 1899 that was specifically made for juveniles.

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Julia Lathrop - Vassar college encyclopedia - vassar college. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2021, from https://www.vassar.edu/vcencyclopedia/alumni/julia-lathrop.html.
What The Settlement Work Stands For (1896) - Social Welfare History Project says: (2019, January 10). Lathrop, Julia Clifford. Social Welfare History Project. Retrieved October 1, 2021, from https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/federal/lathrop-julia-clifford/.

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If it weren't for Julia Lathrop today welfare conditions may have been very unhealthy. She helped towards important issues in society which included the type nutrition that was being provided to individuals. In addition, she also helped create a juvenile justice court which we have today. This today helps many juveniles go through rehabilitation so that they don't have to back to jail as adults. Being the first woma n to become Chief of a Bureau was big as she was a great leader who demonstrated that woman should all be allowed to be in leadership roles.