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Jane Addams (born September 6, 1860, Cedarville, Illinois, U.S.—died May 21, 1935, Chicago, Illinois) was an American social reformer and pacifist, co-winner (with Nicholas Murray Butler) of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. She is probably best known as a co-founder of Hull House in Chicago, one of the first social settlements in North America.
Social Work History. Since the first social work class was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University, social workers have led the way developing private and charitable organizations to serve people in need. Social workers continue to address the needs of society and bring our nation’s social problems to the public’s attention.
Mar 11, 2020 · As a social service provider, powered in part by incredible women, we thought we’d celebrate a few incredible female trailblazers who changed the landscape of social work forever. Mary Church Terrell. 1863-1954. Highly educated and incredibly influential, Mary Church Terrell was an African-American educator, writer, civil rights activist, and ...
According to the National Association of Social Workers, it is projected that the number of jobs in social work will increase by 89,000 through 2030. Whether you aspire to work in a school or hospital setting, with families and children, or as part of a mental health team, these famous social workers have laid the groundwork for future ...
1. Jane Addams (1860 – 1935) Considered by many to be the founder (or a co-founder) of modern social work itself and early social workers, Jane Addam’ s name is permanently cemented in the history of social work. Her notoriety, however, is not simply a product of being one of the first to legitimize the field in direct social work practice.
She invited top policy officials to her home to share a delicious Chinese dinner and to hear about her passion for school social work. With the nurses, Ms. Chan was able to effectively lobby the Board of Education for $1.5 million to hire five school social workers and five school nurses.
Mar 16, 2022 · Jane Addams is probably the most famous social worker of all, and she did her most famous work right around the corner from ChicagoCAC! Hull House, one of the nation’s most notable “settlement houses” became a model of on-site social services (a bit like ChicagoCAC, actually) and community engagement. Addams was also a strong child ...
