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.