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Mary Richmond

Mary Richmond was a noted social worker, born in 1861 in the United States. She was raised by her grandmother, a feminist activist, which guided her to form a critical and thinking attitude about the demands in front of the world.

She is considered as the woman who established Social Work as a profession, since she implemented theories, techniques, etc. that turned the notion of Social Work as solely charitable work, through, for example, home visits and philanthropy, into a profession that seeks the emancipation of people. This was achieved by working based on her knowledge, ideals, perseverance and conviction.

I admire her because she was a leading woman in the history of Social Work, even though being a woman at that time was even more complicated because they were seen as inferior to men. Overthrowing all these stereotypes, she was able to establish Social Work as a profession and influence thousands of people in the emancipation of it, for which she directed the horizons that Social Work should follow.



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