Wisdom, Justice and Charity

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

AvSuzanne Morton

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One of Canada’s first social workers, Jane B. Wisdom had an active career in social welfare that spanned almost the first half of the twentieth century. Competent, thoughtful, and trusted, she had a knack for being in important places at pivotal moments. Wisdom’s transnational career took her from Saint John to Montreal, New York City, Halifax, and Glace Bay, as well as into almost every field of social work. Her story offers a remarkable opportunity to uncover what life was like for front-line social workers in the profession’s early years.In Wisdom, Justice, and Charity, historian Suzanne Morton uses 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. Wisdom’s career illustrates the impact of professionalization, gender, and changing notions of the state – not just on those in the emergent profession of social work but also on those in need. Her life and career stand as a potent allegory for the limits and possibilities of individual action.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-06-06
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781442666450
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
Vikt:1 g

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Suzanne Morton taught Canadian history at McGill University between 1992 and 2025, specializing in gender, the state, and Atlantic Canada.

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‘This is a remarkable book about a seemingly unremarkable woman… In this rich case study of Jane Wisdom’s career in Canadian social work, Suzanne Morton has made a major contribution to Canadian gender and social welfare history.’- James Struthers (Canadian Historical Review, vol 96:03:2015) ‘Since Morton has framed her masterful examination of the emerging Canadian welfare state within Wisdom’s career, it will be virtually impossible for future scholars of the Canadian welfare state to ignore the role of women in its on-the-ground construction.’- Sarah Glassford (Acadiensis, vol 44:01:2015) ‘In this evocative, thoughtfully crafted, and engagingly written political biography of social worker Jane wisdom, Suzanne Morton traces the large historical processes of liberal welfare state expansion and the professionalization of social work through the life and carrier of one individual woman.’- Lara Campbell (Labour/Le Travail, vol 76: Fall 2015)

Innehållsförteckning

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