From charity to social work : Mary E. Richmond and the creation of an American profession /

Agnew, Elizabeth N.

From charity to social work : Mary E. Richmond and the creation of an American profession / Mary E. Richmond and the creation of an American profession Elizabeth N. Agnew. - Urbana, [Ill.] : University of Illinois Press, c2004. - xi, 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-278) and index.

A craving for friendship -- Literature, the social gospel, and the work of charity -- Organized charity, friendly visiting, and the social settlements -- Families and the circle of reform -- Shaping a civic profession -- A profession in transition : social work in the great war and beyond -- Conclusion : a pioneer and her legacy.

0252028759 (alk. paper)

2003005690

GBA3-U4954


Richmond, Mary Ellen, 1861-1928.


Women social workers--United States--Biography.
Women social reformers--United States--Biography.

HV 40.32.R55 / A36 2004