JULIA PARKER is a Lecturer in Social Administration at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Portrait of Social Work (with Barbara Rodgers), Local Health and Welfare Services and Social Policy and Citizenship.

• Introduction PART I: WOMEN'S WORK Employment and Charity The Nature of Social Service PART II: THE GENESIS OF SOCIAL SERVICE Family and Social Background Family Relationships A Woman's Place Religious Experience Social Problems and the Remedies Conclusions Appendix: Biographical Notes Notes and References Select Bibliography Index

JULIA PARKER is a Lecturer in Social Administration at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Portrait of Social Work (with Barbara Rodgers), Local Health and Welfare Services and Social Policy and Citizenship.

• Introduction PART I: WOMEN'S WORK Employment and Charity The Nature of Social Service PART II: THE GENESIS OF SOCIAL SERVICE Family and Social Background Family Relationships A Woman's Place Religious Experience Social Problems and the Remedies Conclusions Appendix: Biographical Notes Notes and References Select Bibliography Index

JULIA PARKER is a Lecturer in Social Administration at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Portrait of Social Work (with Barbara Rodgers), Local Health and Welfare Services and Social Policy and Citizenship.

• Introduction PART I: WOMEN'S WORK Employment and Charity The Nature of Social Service PART II: THE GENESIS OF SOCIAL SERVICE Family and Social Background Family Relationships A Woman's Place Religious Experience Social Problems and the Remedies Conclusions Appendix: Biographical Notes Notes and References Select Bibliography Index