Wisdom, Justice and Charity - Canadian Social Welfare Through the Life of Jane B. Wisdom, 1884-1975

In Wisdom, Justice, and Charity, historian Suzanne Morton uses Jane B. Wisdom's professional life to explore how the welfare state was built from the ground up by thousands of pragmatic and action-oriented social workers.

List of contents

AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One -- Saint John: Religion, Philanthropy and the Poor Law, 1884-1909Chapter Two -- McGill: The Ethos of Female Service, 1903-1911Chapter Three -- Montreal: Charity, Social Service and Philanthropy, 1903-1912Chapter Four -- New York City: Private Agency Work, 1910-1916Chapter Five -- Halifax: Bureaucratization, Emergencies and the Progressive State, 1916-21Chapter Six -- Montreal and Cape Breton: Social Work Training and Professionalization, 1921-1939Chapter Seven -- The Women's Directory of Montreal and Private Agency Work, 1923-1939Chapter Eight -- Glace Bay: Exploring Public Welfare, 1940-1952Conclusion -- Sutherland's River, 1952-1975Endnotes

About the author

Suzanne Morton is a professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.

Summary

In Wisdom, Justice, and Charity, historian Suzanne Morton uses Jane B. Wisdom's professional life to explore how the welfare state was built from the ground up by thousands of pragmatic and action-oriented social workers.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Morton, Suzanne Morton
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2014
• EAN: 9781442646759
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4675-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Studies in Gender History; Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system