▁work ▁there . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Social ist ▁Union ▁of ▁California ▁( WS UC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 0 9 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Children ' s ▁Social ist ▁Ly ce um , ▁a ▁Social ist ▁Sunday ▁School ▁( SS S ). ▁ ▁These ▁schools ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁ped agog ical ▁effort ▁to ▁supp lement ▁public ▁school ▁education ▁with ▁social ist - orient ed ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁service ; ▁in ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁there ▁existed ▁approximately ▁a ▁hundred ▁of ▁these ▁institutions , ▁intended ▁for ▁young ▁children ▁from ▁working - class ▁families , ▁in ▁America ▁alone . ▁▁▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁National ▁Social ist ▁Convention , ▁White head ▁gave ▁the ▁following ▁address ▁about ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁S SS ▁institutions ▁as ▁California ▁delegate : ▁▁ ▁" In ▁organization ▁among ▁children ▁the ▁work ▁must ▁be ▁always ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁adult s ; ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁such ▁organization ▁to ▁teach ▁children ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁Social ism ▁and ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁become ▁vers ed ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁usage ; ▁the ▁whole ▁plan ▁to ▁develop ▁confidence ▁and ▁individual ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁young ." ▁▁ ▁– ▁Eth el ▁White head , ▁National ▁Convention ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( 1 9 1 2 ) ▁White head ▁also ▁author ed ▁" When ▁The ▁Cry ▁Was ▁St illed : ▁a ▁fair y