Brackett, Jeffery Richardson (1860 – 1949): Pioneer Social Worker
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Jeannette Rankin – First Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress Rankin’s portrait, by Sharon Sprung.Photo: Courtesy of the House of Representatives Collection Jeannette Rankin’s life was filled with...
View ArticlePritchard, Marion: Social Worker and Savior of Jews in WW II
Marion Pritchard (7 November 1920 – 11 December 2016): Dutch Savior by Margie Burns The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation The Dutch government surrendered to the Nazis 5 days after the Germans...
View ArticleFalck, Hans Siegfried (1923 – 2014)
Hans Siegfried Falck, (1923 – 2014) Hans S. FalckPhoto: Courtesy Renate Forssmann-Falck Hans Siegfried Falck was born in Hamburg, Germany on January 26, 1923. With his parents and two younger...
View ArticleConversation at Buffalo (1939)
Conversation at Buffalo by Helen Cody Baker, Survey Midmonthly, May, 1939 (Vol.75, Issue 5), 131-134. “Conversation at Buffalo” is written in the form of a fictional conversation taking place at the...
View ArticleNegro Visitor in Negro Homes (1919)
A Negro Visitor in Negro Homes The Survey, July 12, 1919 (Vol. 42, Issue 15), 574. This article reports on the work of Lulu Maxwell, the first African American social worker with the Associated...
View ArticleRichmond School of Social Economy – Beginnings. October 1916 – July 1917
Richmond School of Social Economy – Beginnings. October 1916 – July 1917 Alice W. Campbell, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries The Richmond School of Social Economy was a training school for...
View ArticleRichmond School of Social Economy – Opening Term. Fall 1917.
SOCIAL ECONOMY SCHOOL OPENS ON OCTOBER 1 Dr Hibbs Says New Institution Has Prospects for Large Number of Students The Richmond School of Social Economy, which is the first training school for...
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National Association of Black Social Workers Alice W. Campbell, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries The National Association of Black Social Workers was founded on May 8, 1968 in San...
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H. D. C. Maclachlan Social reformer, community leader and advocate for juvenile courts Alice W. Campbell Hugh David Cathcart MacLachlan Hugh David Cathcart Maclachlan, D. D. (1869-1929) was born...
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